Days made up of millions of small moments

Back in my early 20s, I thought Perth was terribly boring. I was always on the lookout for a way to 'escape' - a quick weekend trip to Jakarta for some partying with friends, relocating abroad to work for a few years, night after night out and always doing something, anything, to break the boredom. 

Once I had spent the better part of a decade out of Perth I came back to realise how lovely it is. And now that we've been having population boosts and a steady influx of new niche restaurants and cafes and designer stores, it makes me miss the sleepy old Perth I grew to love. I don't want the extra traffic, I don't want Krispy Kreme on my doorstep, I want the slow, steady pace I have become accustomed to. Perth was never boring, I was just too lazy to look right in front of me and instead was on the lookout for something sparkly to grab my attention.

When I hear people say they're bored I giggle to myself. "You're not bored, you're BORING" I want to say! Of course I don't, I wouldn't call someone boring, that'd be plain nasty. But think about it. I can be sitting at home with my boys doing a whole lot of not much and have THE BEST DAY. No agenda. A spot of gardening, bake a cake, catch up on some reading - that to me is exciting. I am sure those ideas would bore the tears out of 21 year old me, but hey, what did I know back then! I wasn't bored, I was boring. And I made little attempt to find joy in the small things, instead always on the lookout for something exciting and noisy and rambunctious and distracting enough to keep me from feeling bored. My Mum and I laugh about the time she once asked me to head outside and enjoy the beautiful sunny day in the garden with her. My response was "I can think of a million better things to do than gardening." I bet I sat around feeling bored instead. I had no idea a day in the sun, enjoying the fresh air with my Mum would bring so much joy. I do now. But like I said, what did I know back then.

When I eventually started to realise that life is what you make of it, I started to allow myself to enjoy the small moments. I talk a lot about the small moments, I think our days are made up of millions of very significant but small moments. The moments that can take your breath away, if you let them. The moments where a single smile or the kind gesture of another can truly make your day. I don't need non-stop trips and working on a cruise ship to excite me anymore, I don't need the restaurants that celebs frequent, I don't need to be out partying until the sun comes up, I need nothing more than what I have in front of me. 

And that is how I see my days. Full of beautiful, love-filled small moments.