Incase you didn't know, I smile about you.

It's been a while. This may be a little random & a little long. I'm no pro at this, sorry... but not actually sorry, I just felt like it, so here it is.

Sometimes (90% of the time) most of us get so caught up in our lives, our day-to-day stresses or the next thing we are looking forward to, wishing the days away just in order to get there. In doing this we tend to forget to appreciate and take the time to say ‘thank you’, or be grateful and feel content with all that we are lucky enough to have.

I definitely do this, but then it all hits me. A rush. I get an extreme, overwhelming feeling that quite literally brings me to tears thinking about just how lucky I am. But do the people who are to thank, those who contribute to my life so much, even know how important they are?

I am so f***ing lucky to have such incredible people in my life. Not only those close to me, but those I may only chat to every now and again or have little inside jokes with, that may even be the only thing we say to each other upon passing or via social media. 

I laugh and I smile randomly thinking about so many people I know. From the closest who know just how much I love them, to my extended family or old family friends I hardly get to see or those people I hardly know, like my favourite coffee spots where I’ve learnt all the awesome, talented baristas & chefs’ names!

If only they knew. I smile about them.

I guess this is one of those complete moments of realisation & extremely strong emotion (I am ridiculous!). As my fiancé and I are in the midst of finalising bits and pieces of our first home there are a lot of things I am watching come together that would not be possible without those we are surrounded by… let alone our parents, their endless support & time spent helping us, for nothing in return – I just shake my head in disbelief to be honest.

It’s a beautiful Saturday and I wake up this morning to some great, genuine friends up super early on their weekend off to pour our driveway & alfresco. Not to mention the hours spent over the last 2 weeks popping by to plan & prep of course.

Everyone. My partner who continues to impress and surprise me every day, always going above and beyond. At least I can tell him I adore & admire him as many times as I like because it’s not weird haha! But what about our great friends who feel like family and are just always there? My sister who is my everything. My best friends. What about all the great humans?! From my amazing clients, my incredible eyebrow lady, my new neighbours… to the lady at ABC Blinds!

Do these people have any idea?

I kind of love them all.

What about the strangers we probably will only see once in our lives? Some of these people in passing actually do have a big impact on us. Don’t get me wrong, some people are really not genuine or just not nice at all… we don’t know what they are going through though… that’s another topic all together! But those stand out humans, the ones who do simple things, even if just a smile or say ‘morning’.

I smile about you too.

I was driving this morning on my way to my casual job at Muscle Worx – where I have been so lucky to be part of such a great team, they take such great care of me! Again, so thankful. Whilst driving I looked in the rear vision mirror and saw an older couple driving behind me, laughing & smiling. I feel such genuine joy seeing this, seeing others happy in the moment.

I was smiling, so hard. They’ll never even know this.

The girl driving along singing her lungs out (usually me!), I saw her, it made me so happy. She will never know.

I guess all I can do is continue to be a nice person? There is no feeling quite like knowing you are a genuine, thoughtful and courteous human. We don’t all have enough money to spend on showering these people in gifts in order to try to show just how much we appreciate them (it sucks to think we feel this may be the only way to give thanks?). But where we can, just take the time to just smile upon passing, say thank you or simple ask how people are.

If we just remind ourselves to breathe and live more in the present noticing our surroundings, noticing in those very moments the ones that do make us smile. Perhaps there and then somehow we can express our thanks instead of being caught up and only feeling this way during the sentimental moments… much like the one I am having writing this!

Be kind, be selfless.

Because then you’ll know that someone, somewhere, is thinking about YOU & smiling.

KB

xx