• the wall of tall green trees outside my window
• the chirping of birds in the spring
• the after-rain smell
• matt kearny and music in general
• agency - if we know who we are and what we want then we can go against the grain
• resiliency
• the fact that even when there is bad, there can be good
• the ability to appreciate
• my parents, sister, and their unconditional love
• transience - all things come and go
• the way morning light has a blueish hue
• color
• cereal and almond milk
• my own possibilities for the future
• the fact that my past or current situations are not so much of a burden to hinder my own possibilities for the future (most of us here got it good yano)
• teaching, and those who love teaching
• meeting new people
• the ability to learn from bad situations
• shorts in hot weather
• being able to get tan without sunburning
• the fact that i have healthy lungs and a strong heart
• the (universal) ability to make people smile
• the (universal) ability to force change
• bucket lists
• people who inspire you
• people with similar interests
• the fact that there are so many types of food! honestly.. there are so many types of food..
• that feelings of success
• the fact that we all don’t have to be perfect (in fact, maybe we all should be imperfect?) and we can still get by
• the way that arriving home makes you feel.. at home
• banter
• being young
• having ambition
• meeting new people at work
• cold drinks on a hot day and hot drinks on a cold day
• public transportation
• pictures and polaroids
• the fact that there are always new things to experience and new things to learn, the fact that there are so many opportunities that you can never really get bored if you’re really trying
• good friends who always remain good friends
• new friends
• mechanical pencils and <0.5 mm lead
• our ability to recall memories - good or bad
• the fact that there isn’t any limit on how much we can learn, or how much we can love, or how much we can remember - why do we take this for granted?
• cheesy quotes
• the fact that my whole family lives in the same country, and i can visit them often
• new life
• the color of young plants
• big band symphonies
• the fact that any mixture of sounds can produce any kind of music
• babies!
• being in a situation where i can still be young and reckless
• the very fact that happiness exists in so many forms at all

think about it, how can you not feel grateful?

remind me of how I am so blessed :) Big thank yous to everyone! Today (like everyday) is a good day to spread the love. 

things don’t always turn out the way we expect, but that doesn’t mean they still can’t turn out for the best. it’s up to each of us to define what we think is best, to mold our own lives to fit what we think is best, to seize every opportunity to get from where we are now to “the best.” remember perception is reality, so if you treat everything like it’s a gift then that’s exactly what it will be - a gift of challenges and and opportunities in places you never thought to imagine.

this isn’t the last resort, this isn’t an unfortunate occurrence, this isn’t a “speed bump along the way” - this is fortune in a form i didn’t anticipate. this is the just the next thing on my list of things to be reaped and conquered.

watch out world.

Anonymous asked: where do you work? :o

tyson’s teavana hollllaaa!