"The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
It's the simple things that are easiest to overlook. So today, I just started a list. Here are 24 that popped into my head. Enjoy.
1. New running shoes, and a healthy body to use them with
2. Drives into Downtown Milwaukee along Lake Michigan
3. Breathe right strips, or the generics, since they are just as good
4. Organic carrots
5. New bed sheets
6. A random text from a friend you haven’t seen in years
7. Frozen organic blueberries
8. Concert announcements you didn’t expect
9. Related, being able to get tickets to these shows and scoring great seats
10. Seeing someone you know at an airport that’s not in your city
11. The book “Decisive” by Chip and Dan Heath
12. Running at the Pettit National Ice Center
13. The smell of movie popcorn
14. Vintage Ray Bans
15. The fact that If you fly out of MKE - and you should - that you always see someone you know at the airport
16. Heated steering wheels
17. A canceled meeting that clears up some much needed time
18. The sound of rain at 2 a.m.
19. The chaos, joy and bit of sadness of dropping young kids off at school
20. That favorite hoodie you’ve had for years
21. Restaurants that have been there for 50 years
22. Not watching the one movie that everyone is talking about
23. But, looking forward to that Summer blockbuster that’s actually good and everyone is talking about it
24. “Brand New” by Ben Rector