Sometimes, it's the little things

Have you, today, stopped and looked up at the sky? It's a wonderful shade of blue, not too bright, and not too dark.
And what about the grass? The freshly cut lawns look calming and pretty.

Recently God's been telling me to take a step back, to take a breath, and look around. I'm the kind of person who likes to get from place A to place B in a certain amount of time without taking any breaks. However, with university and the gap between classes, I have a lot of time on my hands. With this time, God has been speaking to me: God created everything around me, and I realized that I didn't take the time to appreciate it.

You know, it's the little things that make me smile.
The squirrel looking for food so it can make a storehouse for the winter.
The birds chasing each other, having not a care in the world.
The clouds that gently move across the sky.
The breeze that carries the chill of autumn.
The sun that warms me up after that chilly blow.
It's the small things.

As thanksgiving weekend is coming up, I realize that there is so much that goes unnoticed or unappreciated.

I'm thankful for oxygen in the air; that I don't have to walk around with an oxygen tank on my back so I can breathe.
I'm thankful that the sky is blue and not blood red, and the grass is green and not burnt orange.
I'm thankful that my body is working, and is healthy.
I'm thankful for my arms and legs, that I can use them.
I'm thankful for my brain, that my body is able to function without me having to think about every little minute activity that goes on in my body.
I'm thankful that I can see, and see with colour + 20/20 vision.
I'm thankful that I can speak, and even sing.
I'm thankful that I can hear (even though at times it's sometimes bad....).
I'm thankful that I can smell all the wonderful (and atrocious) smells that there are.
I'm thankful that I have a roof over my head, warm meals every day, and clothes to cover my body.

Sometimes it's the everyday things that we take for granted, the things that we see, feel, hear, touch and smell. So I urge you to take a step back from your busy life, pause and look around you. God has made everything very good, and He knows it (Genesis 1:31). So just as God did, when He created everything around you, take a time of rest and look around.

Blessings.


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