All These Little Things..

I love the little things that pop out and make your day wonderful.

A smile from a stranger.

A busker radiating pure passion as they play their music.

A beautiful young woman walking through the city with her missionary badge.

Or even just an ordinary sunset or yummy cookies.

I've been reflecting a lot these last couple of weeks, really looking at myself: where and who I am now, and where and who I want to be. It's helped to put perspective on the way I look at school and family, and hopefully it's all positive.
I've been practising my cooking skills also. Like the sweet tooth I am, it's mainly been desserts: a mud cake, some different types of biscuit. My family love it, but I'm pretty sure if this goes on, we'll all end up with diabetes, and that's never a good thing... time to graduate to main course, I think.
My aunt has been giving me pointers, and like the true Queen of Salads that she is, I can make a pretty yummy spinach and shoot salad, provided that there's lots of dressing!!

Being 18 is strange. I thought I'd be a lot more hectic, have more friends, get invited to parties all the time. But it's the same at 18 as it was at 16 and 17: reading, writing, school. But I also have to try and figure out who I'm going to vote for in September... hmm...

But I love looking out for the little things, especially when I'm making the long commute between school and home. For example today, I saw a pair of sister missionaries from the Mandarin-speaking ward outside the library. They looked so joyful and content, that it really lifted my mood, especially after the very long and confusing lecture I'd just attended (Lacon, if you were wondering).
And on the train home, I was sitting on the opposite side of the train than I normally do, and so I saw a beautiful red bridge that I'd never noticed before.

It's nice when a little beautiful thing jumps out at you.. :)