little things

the little things, not so little - doing a BIG job :-)

isn't it, mostly, the "little things" that suddenly put a smile on your face, let your heart jump, change your mood and so on.

just yesterday I realised it again. no, I wasn't in a bad mood or anything, but walking along and suddenly looking into a smiling face makes one just feel great. it's when you don't expect, everything get's even "bigger".

sure we know, still we do expect all day long. certain things and behaviour are expected at all times.

I already try, but it's good to be reminded - do something out of the usual, out of the expected once in a while. surprise your kids, your husband, a friend or even a stranger on the street. and don't forget, it's in the little things!

so for today, I will try to be the change to someones day - a non-expected smile.

another thing I am trying for a while and was reminded of reading through this wonderful womans blog - saying YES. especially to the kids.

a yes for my girls makes such a difference. and why not. I am not planning on giving a lot of examples here, because if you sit and read through this, I am sure many come to your mind just like that.

we tend to say no to many things our kids ask or do, and we do have plenty of good reasons for it. but if you take a moment and really think it through, most of the times it could be a YES too, just because...

here is a recent YES-moment from my house...oh yes, the little things (can you feel my smile?)