Cherishing the small things and gratitude

Today I got a comment on one of my posts about cherishing the small things in life because those are the things that will give you truly happiness. The comment asked how I relate cherishing the small things with gratitude. I know a unlikely question combining to of my posts together. This question in the comment made me truly think about the small things, the positive ones from the past year. While several things really stick out, two things really make me see a strong connection between gratitude and cherishing the small things. The minor of the two is the small, short moment I share with my psychiatrist, Charlene. Charlene is someone that made a giant impact in my life with small things. Something as small as listening to me and my story and the struggles I was going through. This small thing had a giant impact in my life, the most important was getting me off the wrong medications that were causing me to be a hyper manic state. Charlene is someone in the short time I spend with her that I openly empress my gratitude for her and I love the reaction I get, her huge smile says more than words ever could. The most impact small thing in my life from the past year came by way of a small gesture by an amazing woman, who is true beauty both inside and out. This amazing woman like I have said in many recent posts is Jessica an RN that works in the Radiation Oncology department at the local hospital. Jessica’s small gesture of giving me a huge and showing me that she cares made a huge impact on my life by showing me there are good people in the world, people that truly care about me and want the best for me. Unfortunately, unlike Charlene that I express my gratitude toward frequently I was never able to express my gratitude to Jessica because I did not know he intentions of giving me a hug at first or the impact it would make until after the gesture was done. Jessica is someone I hope to one day show my gratitude toward, but a part of me fears that opportunity will never come. Back to the original question from the comment, I personally feel especially in my life, the small things in life that people have done toward me and for me are the most that I am grateful for the most, even more than big things in my life. I feel that is in part because the small things that have happened in my life have been more intimate and personal. And with the case of Jessica, her small action came at a time where people generally don’t want to be associated with me or want anyone to know they care about me.