I have been feeling pretty pessimistic about the world for the past few years, but through this year of self-improvement I am trying to be more positive. This has meant that I have been consciously noticing more of life’s sweet moments. Recently, I was sitting in a park reading a book for my 2025 Reading Challenge. It is spring now and the flowers have started to bloom. Being somewhat of a grump, I sat down on a bench, stuck my nose in a book, and didn’t think much about the world around me.
Throughout my time on that bench, I noticed people making a beeline from the path to a bush right behind me. It had beautiful pink flowers on it that had recently bloomed. They kept going to that bush and sticking their nose directly in the large flowers; old and young people, even big, muscular grown men.
I began to laugh to myself when I saw yet another person head to that bush. I hadn’t even consciously noticed the flowers when I sat down. Perhaps my pessimism is not so much about there being nothing beautiful in the world, but my recent inability to see it.
Messy Bun Book Lover
(Originally posted on June 2, 2025)