Over the past year or so, I have found that it is important to take pleasure in the simple things life has to offer. Those are usually some of the best and important things you will experience. Those are the moments where you’re hanging out with some of your favorite people just having fun and being you. Those are the moments where you don’t have to work to have a good time, it just happens naturally.

While I’ve been in college, I’ve tried to enjoy the little things to make my experience as good as it can be. It has definitely helped boost my mood and helped me enjoy being here even more. If I get stressed out, I just try to breathe it out and finish whatever needs to be done in hopes that I will be able to do something simple and relaxing soon after. This is something I’ve learned to appreciate. I’ve learned to appreciate the things that might not seem so important because they tend to become some of my favorite moments ever.

As I’m writing this, I’m enjoying a simple night in with my best friend and it’s already one of my favorite nights I’ve had in a while. We’ve gone from watching High School Musical 3 to dancing around the room to lying on the floor and jamming to music and it’s been nothing but fun. These are the kinds of nights I appreciate the most – when I don’t have to do anything but listen to my favorite music with some of my favorite people. I would usually take something like this for granted because it happens so often, but I have learned to appreciate these moments because someday I might not be able to spend my nights like this. I might not have my friends with me all of the time to do this and I might have to spend my time worrying about more important things.

That’s why I try my best to enjoy these simple moments because as rare or as often as they come, they’re some of the most important moments I have. They’re the moments that I’ll really want back one day when I can no longer do them as much. So, I do my best to enjoy the little things such as spending time with the people I love and doing small things that make me happy. Enjoying the little things makes you a much happier person because you don’t spend as much time worrying about the things that could go wrong. You focus on the things that make you happy. You focus on the simple things that may happen a lot and you may often take for granted but they make you happy, and that’s all that matters.

Your happiness is the most important thing, so do whatever you can to be happy. Enjoy eating meals with your family. Enjoy hearing or seeing your loved ones doing things that make them happy. Enjoy spending time with the people you love and appreciate. Enjoy every great moment that you’ve ever taken for granted because someday, you’ll really be missing those things. You’ll wish that you did focus on the simple things because those really are some of the most important things you’ll experience. Those are the things that are so easy to take for granted but some of the things that you should appreciate the most. Those are the things that make you the best version of yourself so enjoy them.