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17 Small Joys I Find Myself Missing

Many of the littlest pleasures are what make life so sweet.

Vaughan Hazeldine
Feb 27, 2017
UNC Greensboro
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17 Small Joys I Find Myself Missing
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Being away at school has me missing many things. The challenges and pressures of college have shaped my perception of small joys. I may have taken things for granted when I lived at home, but there are things that, in retrospect, bring me to smile. I wish to feel the warm, summer's breeze again on days when it's all too hot to do anything and I want my worries to melt away like popsicles in the heat of July. But for now, my heart is content with the memories I share with the people I love and the knowledge that my adventures are some others will never experience. Thoughts of summer and breathlessly hot afternoons fill my daydreams and I can't help but yearn for more time at home. I've compiled a list (with the help of some friends and family) of things that are often taken for granted, but bring us a joy we lack in our daily lives.

1. a hug from my mom

2. good coffee

3. a NY style bagel

4. a home cooked meal

5. fresh sheets

6. crisp cuticles

7. sand between my toes

8. talking endlessly with good friends

9. seeing my little brother come in from school

10. movie theater popcorn

11. dance lessons

12. family miles away

13. fresh baked anything

14. an evening thunderstorm

15. sleepovers

16. long night walks

17. the kind of laugh that makes your stomach hurt and eyes water

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