Little Joys

Lots of people miss out on countless good experiences because they consider themselves "adults". They get up in the morning, drink their coffee, drive their fancy car to work, bust their no-nonsense asses all day long, and then go home to go to bed and do it all again the next day. But what about the little joys that can occur in between?

Here is a list of the little joys that I never miss out on because I am (arguably...) an adult:
 * singing in the car, shower, at my desk, whenever the mood strikes me * ordering off the children's menu * laughing until I cry or until something comes shooting out of an orifice * making an inappropriate joke (where allowed) * getting really really really excited about something * talking to animals * doing a dance when I get good news (like when I get my People magazine) * galloping instead of walking in the grocery store * rearranging my cubicle and my condo * stealing a lollipop from the bank *  dressing up for Halloween in non-trashy costumes * wearing dresses * curling up with a great book that I've read a million times * drinking hot chocolate as soon as the weather dips below 70 degrees * reading my favorite blog (http://www.hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/)

There are countless others that I can't think of at the moment (dangit...) but I'm sure you get the gist. I think it's that my inner-child has no idea that I've graduated college and have a job in the real world. I'm not planning on doing anything to change that either! Or maybe it's that my mind works differently. Maybe it's because I'm left handed.  Not really sure. But I'm honestly not worried about it. If people want to get mad, annoyed, confused, frustrated about the fact that I march to the beat of my own drummer, let 'em. I bet their inner-child is pouting and will be throwing a temper tantrum sometime real soon.

So take a second and experience one of your own little joys today. Take the long way home so you can finish singing along to Springsteen on the way home from work. Get up and do a dance with the one you love during a commercial break. Order the chicken tenders the next time you're at a company lunch. Just do SOMETHING to please that inner-child. I promise, you'll be glad you did.




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