it's the little things.

  I don't know if you all saw my post on Facebook this week about moments that matter most, it was a Mormon message. Well if you didn't, go watch it. In life I feel like it is easy to get caught up in things that don't really matter that much. Everyone is so worried with what classes they are going to take next semester, getting a job, and becoming successful. Yes, these things are important but "Happiness is a way of life, not a destination". I feel like everyone needs to drop what they are doing, unpack the suitcase of stress and notice the little things. The trees, someone walking alone, an uneven sidewalk (those will get you, every time), the way the mountains look when the sun is setting, or the way people laugh. All these things may be small but to me, they are the big things.
  There is this song my sisters and I love, it is called Dream Big. It was on an EFY cd a few years ago. I love the lyrics and the message of this song. My favorite line is "when you laugh be sure to laugh out loud, because it will carry all your cares away, and when you see the beauty all around and in yourself, it will help you feel okay." So just stop, smell the roses if you will. Turn off your phone and dance in the rain. Put the to-do list away and call a friend. Smile, smile all the time, at everyone you meet. I mean seriously it takes so much more energy to frown, so why even do it? We were all sent here with a purpose, you are who you are because Heavenly Father needs you to be you. Along with my love for music, comes my absolute obsession with quotes. Everyone loves Dr. Seuss, he is just a great guy, well this great guy said one of my favorite quotes of all time, "Be yourself, because the people that matter don't mind, and the people that mind, don't matter." I live by this quote. There is no one else in this world like                                                          you, so be you! Too much time is wasted caring what people think.                                                        Just do you.

You don't need other people to make you happy or a certain grade or a special occasion. Life is a special occasion. We all need to spend time doing more of what makes us happy. A few things that have made me happy today have been so small like Holly Palmer's reaction to the Marketplace being decorated for Christmas, going to art with Cass and her cute texts to me throughout the day, buying groceries, having to write on the board in English because I may have been falling asleep, and experiencing my first snow fall of winter with my fellow Arizonian Kate (people were definitely laughing at us). It is just the little things. Who would have thought snow, out of all things, would make an Arizona girl happy?

So to all the people out there, be happy (: Smiling looks good on everyone. Appreciate the little things, because you will come to find that they really were the big things.