four things

I recently read a news article about a man who lived in Gaza while it was attacked by Israel. It was unreal to read some of the things him and his family went through. Afterward he went through a great time of depression, he couldn't leave the house and overall couldn't socially function with others. He allowed himself to be glued to the TV being constantly downtrodden by protests, rioting and violence.

Eventually his sister knew that he needed to get out of the house and really start living his life, so she sent him to a shrink. The shrink asked him what made his life happy, what made each day of his life worth living. He came up with four small things that make his daily life worthwhile and happy. Coffee, books, beans and rice, and emails. Four simple things that made his life happy.

Here are the four simple things in life that make my life happy:

1) The beach. There is quite possibly no place I would rather be than the beach. Being at the beach makes me feel like I'm reconnecting with the earth in some sort of spiritual, hippy way.

2) Pasta. I could eat past for every meal for the rest of my life, and be completely content.

3) Housing blogs. I love looking at pictures of beautifully decorated homes, cottages and beach houses especially ones that have gorgeous staircases.

4) Coffee. Not to copycat this man in any way, but I truly love coffee as well. Nothing feels quite as bad when I have a white mocha latte or caramel macchiato in hand.