When I was younger...

...I used to be great at finding the fun in everything. Just little things like walking down the street could be fascinating or hilarious. I would look at leaves and flowers and take in the details of the world and see the beauty or the fun in them. I would imagine the stories behind things that had been dropped, lost or left behind.

These days I seem to have (mostly) lost the ability to see these little things that make life so much better. Walking down the street can seem dull and boring because that's the mood I'm usually in. I miss so much of the good stuff because I'm too focused on the bad... And stuff piles on top of me until I can't help but let it overwhelm me.

But that's not who I want to be or who I really am. I can still look for and find the little unique and fun things in life. And that is what this post is about. I am fed up of being sad, I want the good stuff back, no matter how tiny!

A few days ago, we went for a walk. It was very sunny and we walked through the golf course here, then walked back via the beach. The golf course walk was a bit too warm for me and I didn't enjoy it very much, but the beach on the way back...!

I half joked that it was warm enough to have a paddle in the sea, and once upon a time I wouldn't have hesitated to do it, but these days I tend to worry about absolutely everything and I start to talk myself out of things before I've even really considered it properly.

We kept walking for a bit and I kept wanting to do it and asked if we should? It really shouldn't have been a question! If you want to do something (within reason) you should just go for it, right?

Well, we did do it and I am so glad we did because I absolutely loved it! I don't even know what I'd been worried about.

The water was warm, clear and it felt really nice... Yes, I still live in Scotland and yes I did say warm! :) We walked most of the way home this way, never going deep, but having our feet in the water.

I giggled so much when I tried to get a photo of our feet, toe to toe in the water... And when I looked down through the camera, both our tummies were in the way and I couldn't see any toes at all! :D So we had to stand apart and hold our tummies in, but I did get a photo at least. ;)

I felt so good that day, a feeling I'd like to feel more often!

So, I am resolved now to find little bits of joy every day. Even on days when I don't leave the house. There are many good things in life and it's time I focused on those and not on the bad stuff all the time!

I was thinking of documenting them here, would it be something of interest to you? Please let me know. :)

Thanks so much for reading,