Gratitude for the sweet moments

Grateful for: big trees and joyful dogs, and the smell of autumn.

I used to think that I only needed to bother marking the big things in life with big gratitude. Achievements, career moments, relationships, life transitions. But life has a way of growing smaller over time—yet richer, deeper, and more meaningful. You find yourself noticing the things that you might have once glossed over, or even found embarrassing or cringe-worthy.

And that’s what I’m grateful for today. The sweet moments. The gentleness. The times when the harshness and the sting of life is softened. When we allow ourselves to simply feel happiness.