Finding joy in the little things: A day in my life

In a world where everything feels like it’s speeding up, we often find ourselves drowning in infinite expectations, struggling to meet them, and haunted by the constant fear of not achieving our goals. As a result, finding joy has become harder than ever. What many of us fail to realize is that joy and fun often lie hidden in the small, day-to-day activities and encounters we experience. However, being so absorbed in the pursuit of bigger goals, we overlook these moments.

This blog is about rediscovering that hidden joy in the midst of our chaotic routines and reclaiming the light in the seemingly dark lives we are currently navigating.

As much as I try keeping a positive outlook on my days I'm really not a morning person. Living next to a fully functional main road doesn't help a bit as by 5 am I get woken up by hooters rushing to who knows where. Then again nothing could ever come between me and sleep so I slipped back to slumber shortly after  .

8:30 am I'm up and active but really never left my bed turned on my phone and checked if I got any messages. Notifications keep ringing as I watch messages pop up but I can't find one I'm interested in. Finally it pops up and a smile creeps itself to my stone cold face (at least I started my morning with a smile) I reply to the message and head off to check my day routine ( not that I got one). Well I never got off the bed ,turned to my novel reading site and picked up from where I left the previous night .

It's 10:46, and I still haven't had breakfast—not because there’s nothing to eat, but because I usually wait until I can't take the hunger anymore to finally roll out of bed. Call it laziness if you want, but that's just the boring routine I live through every day.

Around noon, I hit up my homeboy to see if he's around since I'm bored, but he tells me he's in school. Typical. Feeling tired of the novel I've been reading, I finally get out of bed and fix a simple breakfast—just black coffee and bread. Nothing fancy, but it'll have to do for now until I get my hands on Escobar's stash (just kidding)..

Today, the sun seems to be shining brighter than usual—almost like it’s celebrating my presence (not to sound narcissistic or anything). Anyway, I’m sitting outside, soaking in the rays. Honestly, I highly recommend it; it’s such an exhilarating experience.

Since I’m already well-baked, I figured sunscreen isn’t exactly necessary for me (never really used it anyway chuckles). After getting my fair share of sunshine, I head back inside, waiting to see if anything interesting pops up.

When I say my eating routine is messed up, I mean it's really messed up. It's 3:42 PM, and I finally head to the kitchen to warm up the food from earlier when the normies had lunch. It’s a chilled afternoon, with the sun nowhere to be seen (probably got mad when I went back inside). I throw on a hoodie to fight off the cold and head back for a nap.

At 4:30, my friend hits me up saying he's back, and after getting ready, I'm outside, finally ready to have some fun.

Let me clear something up—yes, boys gossip too. We decided to go for a walk, simply admiring nature and, of course, talking about people. Exchanging info about who did what and why. But honestly, that's not the important part. Even though being outside can feel a little eerie sometimes, having company and fresh air clears your mind of disturbing thoughts, giving you a brief escape from reality—even if it's just for a few minutes.

Later, we hit up some street food stands and eat to our fill. We didn’t really know what we were eating, but who cares? It tasted good, and luckily, I didn’t end up with a stomach ache the next day. By 6 PM, we head back home. It’s late, but I feel refreshed and not as gloomy as I was earlier in the day before all this.

This moments adding up make me realize I don't need to do exaggerated things to experience joy or fun but simple stuff yet they affected my whole mood.

These moments add up and make me realize that I don’t need to do anything extravagant to experience joy or fun. It’s the simple things that can have the most impact, completely shifting my mood.

Sorry if I strayed off topic for a while.