little things

On days like today where the rain soaks through your tennis shoes and drenches your coat while you walk to a less than enjoyable class and everyone you want to talk to is really busy it's easy to get down and feel like nothing is going right in your world. It's easy to ignore everything that is right when today all the right is masked with clouds and frowny faces. Lately, I've been feeling so thankful to be in this life. I wake up in the morning and I know that I have my health, and I have more than I could ever describe to be happy about. I have people that love me more than words can express. Those are two huge things to be thankful for. I feel so lucky to have the most loving parents in the world who are my biggest fans and supporters. Even when things don't go as planned they never fail to show grace and love in every situation. My friends are always there for me never leaving me feeling like I'm totally alone. I spent the week of Spring Break ultimately going back and forth from my apartment to the barn by myself; although it was lonely at some points I knew I could still turn to them for texts and love everyday. A really special kind of friendship is when distance doesn't change anything--whether it be small or large. I also feel extremely blessed to have a boyfriend that really cares about me. I've never really felt like I could let go and trust someone that doesn't have to be here for me will be, and I do with him. He does little things that mean more to me than any big thing someone could do. I'm not even sure if he knows that all the little things mean so much to me, but they do. He reminds me to be positive in every situation I can; I see something really special in the way he can remain positive when hardships come to him. I know that positivity can change an entire circumstance from bad to good and he never fails to surprise me with his steadfast desire to do so. He makes my day better everyday. It's a great feeling to have something really good like we do. I'm also coming along on my goals (finally) in my sport, dressage. It's all about day-to-day work since I am dealing with a 2000 pound animal that has different views about how his day should go, but lately things seem to be heading in the right direction and hopefully we will move up to 3rd level this summer. It seems like everything is right with the world--the big things and the little ones too. Coming up with a negativity in my life is a hard thing to do right now--which is something I am beyond thankful for. I guess you could say I'm a "little things" person. I love the little things in life, but I also let the little things get to me more than anything else. I like for plans to go perfectly down to the minute, and when they don't I can be overly upset about it. I like for the sun to shine just enough and for the weather to be nicely crisp, but in reality that's not possible everyday. Plans working out perfectly isn't very plausible either; sometimes making plans at all is too much to ask. I'm trying to teach myself that and it may be hard, but today is a start. So on days like today when the little things are wrong--I may not get the responses I want, the weather might be yucky and my favorite people might be too busy for me I can either choose to let that bother me or embrace the happiness that embodies everything that is right with my life and enjoy the day.