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Small things make me happy #SundayStills

Small things 🙂

Today is a case in point of small things making me happy.

It’s Monday, the sun is shining, the temperature has made it into double digits 12C (53F), I’ve been for a bike ride and did I mention the sun is out?

forest bathing
forest bathing
Bookclub views
Bookclub views
Back on the bike
Back on the bike
reading on the deck
reading on the deck

I’m easy to make happy – I like small things that make me smile. A walk in the forest, seeing my family (either in person or on Facetime calls), talking with friends, smiling at people, reading, bookclub catchups, blogging, riding my bike, sunshine…but I sometimes I get so caught up in the moment I don’t take many photos, which is also a good thing! I’ve managed to share a few of things that have made me smile in recent days.

Sunday Stills – Let’s Get Small

Terris’ prompt for #Sunday Stills prompt is Let’s Get Small and her post shows us some great examples of small things plus some macro photography. We also have similar tastes in quotes as we’ve both used this one 🙂

The universe is not made up of atoms; it’s made up of tiny stories.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

My Tiny story and photo is about a big man called Tiny. In Australia we tend to do things with names- shorten them, lengthen them, turn them upside down and play with them.

Tiny is a big man, tall and broad, although he’s now in his early 90s and a bit bent over you can still see he was a big strong man. But he is called Tiny – go figure!

Tiny rescued my mother and I after a car accident, when I was a baby of four months old. I hadn’t seen him since that time and earlier this year we were reunited after 62 years! It was a great day for us both to finally see each other again and hear more of the story from Tiny’s side of things. By the way his real name is Walter but I think Tiny suits him far better!

I wrote about it here, and it’s a wonderful story full of small kindnesses and big love.

Debbie with Tiny and mum
Debbie with Tiny and Mum

Have a great week and thanks for your visit.

Even a tiny step is one step closer to where you’re going.

Ron Kaufman

Deb 🙂

PS. It’s also purely coincidental that our family Word a Week photo challenge has the prompt of Tiny for this week!

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40 Replies to “Small things make me happy #SundayStills”

  1. Way to go appreciating and loving the small things…the tiny ones in particular. Today I noticed a red autumn leaf amongst the gloom and initially I thought “take a pic” and when I realised I could just “remember it” I did. I have taken fewer pics recently but also just realised I took a LOT yesterday at Manly Beach as I hadn’t visited for ages. Thank YOU so much for sharing your post for Wednesday’s Words and Pics. I appreciate your presence as part of the community! Denyse.

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    1. Thanks Denyse, it’s certainly helping me to ease back into life at home! Your trip to manly looked wonderful, so many memories for you. Thanks for having us over for WWandPics 🙂

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  2. Hi Debbie, Forest bathing – ahhhhh – how I could do with some of that right now. I’m gonna get me some of that as soon as I can. All the small things that make you happy are the same kinda small things that make me happy too. Take care! xo

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    1. Yes we have a great view from the deck and I can tell you that the main range is covered in snow at the moment! I’m feeling torn but settling down.

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  4. We do that in the US too! My best friend had a tiny little son and his nickname was “moose” since he was larger than her two girls but no one in their family was over 5 feet tall.

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  6. Very incredible story to be reunited with the man who once rescued you. I imagine listening to his recollections of that day was quite interesting.

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  7. Hi Deb, thanks for brightening my Tuesday morning. As you know life has been a little difficult lately and I’ve not been writing my gratitude posts. Like you, I think I can find happiness in the smallest of things. Thanks for sharing what made you happy and also the wonderful story of Mr Tiny. xx

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    1. Hi Sue, I’m glad my post gave you a bit of a lift, you’ve had me so worried with your illness and I’ve missed you! The small things can make us very happy if we stop and notice them. Have a lovely day x

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  10. I remember the story about you and Tiny. Very heartwarming. Glad to see the return to everyday joy for you. Hm.. your Dottie would have fit the theme this week as well. Take care. Bernie

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    1. Thanks Bernie, I’m slowly getting there after our great trip away! Yes I did think of Dottie for the prompt of tiny but wanted to keep it short and sweet so highlighted Tiny instead. She is always in my thoughts.

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  12. What an amazing story, Debbie! It’s one thing to be hit once, but then a second time only a bit later…wow!

    I totally get the Tiny thing. I had an uncle who was a very large man, both in height and girth. It was years before I learned his name wasn’t really Tiny! It was George! But, everyone called him Tiny.

    Thanks for sharing this with us! Have a wonderful week!

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    1. Thanks so much Terri, I’m getting used to the change in temperature and managing to cope with getting back into the real world. I love that Tiny is part of my life story :). Guess which photo for our family challenge I used??

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    1. Yes Suzanne, we definitely need to slow down and pay attention to the small things in our lives as they can make us happy. I appreciate your comment and agree my story with Tiny is heartwarming and reminds me of all the good people in the world.

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  16. Hi Deb – I think your history with Tiny is just lovely. And I’d like to say that I rarely remember to take photos of the small everyday happinesses in my life – I’m too busy just being in the moment to even think of taking a photo….. and I think that’s actually a good thing 🙂

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    1. Thanks Leanne, I think it’s a great story about my connection withTiny too! Taking photos of small moments can be good reminders but so is also living in the moment.

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