As I’m typing this, my cat, Zero, is laid on my lap, I’m listening to “To Build a Home”, and I stopped to take it in. I enjoy my life so much right now, even if these moments are small.

I forget to take breaks and take in everything that happens in my life on a daily basis. I need to remind myself to stop, take it in, and move forward with it.

My morning started out with a cup of coffee and a good book. I sat outside on my porch, watched the rain begin to fall as I flipped through the pages of Johnny Cash’s writing. Letting the cool breeze blow through my hair and against my skin as I took in those small details. The way he clouds moved too fast, the sounds of the rain dropping against the asphalt, the sound of the birds chirping in the distance of the trees that surrounded me.

I find myself, from time to time, reminding myself to romanticize these things. I find joy in waking up early to catch the sun-rise and the way the colors change in five minutes, from pink and orange to a perfect shade of baby blue. I find joy in seeing people smile in their cars as they sing their favorite songs with their windows down, the same way that I would.

This week I am going to try a new process for myself to help take these moments in more. Every Monday, I am going to list three things I am grateful for, I am going back to the gym and will be journaling every day again.

These things have helped my mental health immensely over the past two years and I am so excited to start up again.

I hope this week you find the things that help you and help you love life a little more than you did before.

-K.