Tiny Beautiful Things

Many of us have been working remotely for over a year now, and I found it increasingly hard to distinguish when something happened - today, yesterday, or the day before yesterday. The monotony of the home office smudges the line of time, and we lack sparks in our memory to tell the days apart.

In our team meeting this Friday, among the 100% remote task force, we went around the "room" and shared the tiny but beautiful things that happened in our life in the past few days. There are many of them.

One celebrated her daughter's first birthday as well as surviving/thriving the first year of parenthood. One explored cooking Shirataki noodles which boasted zero-calorie, and while the noodles burned a bit, they still tasted good. One completed the last part of her 18-month home renovation project. One tried the two-person version of Seven Wonders, the board game, and was pleasantly surprised by its fun. One went to a winery, enjoyed live music outdoor with a glass of Cabernet. And for me, my little balcony garden harvested its first tomato this year.

Our brains are hardwired for negative signals, so it's easy to get scratched up by things that don't go as we wish. By working a bit harder to remember the tiny but beautiful things in our life, sharing and listening to other's delight, we create a bridge over the swamp of reality.

*Photo: the roadside Little Museum, by Lands End.

P.s. my matcha mochi experiment kinda failed - it tasted a bit bland and seems to be undercooked. OH WELL. Next time!