A List of 17 Lovely, Under-Appreciated Things

• Writing/receiving a handwritten letter in the mail
• The crunch of fallen leaves underfoot
• Being greeted with a genuine smile
• The smell of someone burning wood on a chilly evening
• The soothing noises that mourning doves make
• The person behind you on the road patiently waiting rather than beeping at you
• The way everything outside looks clearer and more saturated after a long period of rain
• Being hugged unexpectedly when you really need it
• Someone asking how they can help and truly wanting to know
• Someone remembering something you told them a long time ago
• When the weather is stormy and sunny all at the same time
• Having a ladybug land on you
• Platonically (or romantically) holding hands
• Being told/saying “I love you” by/to a friend
• Getting so excited about something it makes you giddy
• Crying because you’re happy
• Seeing that, despite there being so much ugliness in our world, there is still so much beauty