Alas, I have nothing of any great significance to say. I would, however, like to take a moment to relate a couple points of gratitude:
1. People you can't help smiling at - whether they be strangers or your best friend of 15 years, seeing that light in another's eyes is one of the most heart-warming things I've ever experienced.
2. That initial bonding moment, sometimes over matching socks, sometimes over a failing test score, and sometimes because you both love Bento boxes. I love when humanity pulls together in the weirdest of tangents...
3. A warm, sunny day succeeding a week of gray clouds and alligator tears/raindrops.
4. Knowing that there is at least one person in the world who loves you with every particle of their being... even if it's your mom. :)
5. Sincerity! I love that feeling sincere people plant inside of you... or that a piece of art expressing the truest sense of emotions... or a soft kiss when words can't say "I love you" quite the same. Amazing, amazing.
6. The opportunity to watch two birds build their nest together, knowing that in a few short weeks, their family will have multiplied and perhaps a stray string from your t-shirt, the other day, contributed to their comfort.
7. Family. I just got off the phone with my parents who, I was just informed, decided to surprise me, tonight, by coming to Provo and taking me to dinner! Also, I talked with my sister, yesterday, and asked if I could go with her to her ward, next time I came home for the weekend... The pure excitement her voice held was more than I could have asked for! How can you deny that she loves you after she gets so pumped about not having to go to Relief Society alone, next week?
8. I've said this aloud, a couple of times, before, but I feel like shouting it from the mountain tops, right now - I LOVE BEN! He has been, by and far, one of the greatest things to have happened in my life. He's shown me what true beauty looks like, how it feels to be loved unconditionally, and that sometimes, every once in a while, you can get pretty darn close to a fairytale ending, imperfections and all.
9. LOVE!! I love love! Every sort of it - friend love, the way you love your dog, the love you feel when hugging your mom, the love you can't contain after watching your niece's dance recital, the way you love your companion, but especially the love we can all feel from God. All of it, every scrap, is so precious and beautiful, it's hard not to be grateful when contemplating it.
10. This might sound odd, but the last thing I'm especially grateful for, today, is the opportunity to serve. It's hard to think of a time when I have ever felt better about the world than when I'm doing something for a fellow being, whether human or not.
I love all of you! Hopefully you're enjoying this beautiful spring weather and are now contemplating all that you have to be grateful for, as well. :)
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