Hello to my reader, yes you love. This is the first article in my blogging adventure, so please be extra kind to me. I am at an airport and some places just give a creativity boost to you, for me, it is at the airport. As I think about what to write, I decide to embark on my writing journey with positivity. And with this, let me remind you of the simple pleasures in life, which bear us no cost but are often taken for granted. I say no cost because I do not want to echo the thoughts of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, will not ask you to go on a trip – someone who has the luxury to take such a Europe trip is enjoying life with not simple pleasures but exquisite pleasures I would say. Lucky bastards, I envy you! I would manifest for that, but let’s be realistic today.
1. The winter sun
The ones in the places where there are no winters, this one is not for you. But you are missing out big time so I would recommend going to wintery place to experience this. Have you ever sat in the sun when the temperature is low but the sun warms you up? As your face gets a natural red tint in the sunlight, take a moment to appreciate your good fortune of experiencing this simple and free pleasure of life.
2. A cup of tea
How often do you talk about life? How often do you voice out all the good and bad thoughts you have in front of someone who actually wants to listen? Do it over a cup of tea and with a good friend of yours. The situations you are facing might not change, but your heart will be lighter from letting it out. As the famous quote from Me Before You (the novel), there is nothing much that cannot be solved by a decent cup of tea. If you are an Indian like me, aah, I empathise with you as the struggle of shifting from milk tea to green tea is so real. We will get there, fellows!
3. Touch therapy with your loved ones
It is the easiest way to feel good and get those good hormones going, hugs and kisses are all you need. It may not just be your partner, it might even be your dog or parents. But cuddling your worries away does the trick. Be grateful if you have someone to cuddle with and be like a dog who jumps on their loved ones as soon as they walk through the door. Be sure to wag your furry tail at them, my lovelies!
4. Reading a good novel
If only life could be a movie and I were the heroine sitting by the window reading a romance novel with the raindrops as my background music. Coming back to the reality, I have read tons of novels and zero of them have had such aesthetic background. But a girl can wish all she wants. Even if the rain gods don’t favour, picking up a good novel does guarantee a few hours of being the novel’s heroine and having a sexy fictional boyfriend. I do not advocate the self-help books here, no offence but it feels as if l am reading a course book. I am talking about the real pleasure here folks so no, l am not interested in how grit can change my life, I want to read the cute banter between the male and female protagonist and watch them fall in love to have a happily ever after.
5. Getting a massage
I am writing this one to send the message out to my partner to give me more head massages.
May be share this point with your near and dear ones as it is sweeter to get a massage by your family. It does not cost much but the level of relaxation this creates, I think it is one of my favourite things in this world. I cannot wait to get off from this flight to get a head massage from mine (yes, I have boarded now and I am above the clouds, literally). Go pester your family to get one, you have earned it just by gracing them with your existence.
Apart from the above the list, I cannot resist to mention watching K dramas/a good movie with a good wine. Well this one is controversial as I have met many people who do not particularly enjoy K dramas (and yes, my partner is one of them. Is yours too? Let’s bitch about them together, come join the party). I am sucked into this enjoyable but slightly addictive world and the latter is why I do not endorse it as strongly as the above list. It is good in moderation and all those burning the midnight oil to just watch one more episode, my friend, I have been there, I am still there, but we will definitely get over it and watch it the healthy amount one day.
I would have loved for you to tell me about your simple pleasure in life via comments, but I do not know yet whether this blog has the comment section 😀 Once I figure out a way to interact, do tell me yours.
Until next time baobei, jiayou, fighting, saranghae <3