The Joy of Small Things

I posted a question on my Facebook Page yesterday asking what had happened to make the day special.  I was very sad that not one person appears to have considered Wednesday special in any way whatsoever! 

Let's consider this for a moment... the average adult has around 60,000 separate thoughts in a 24 hour period.  These thoughts might be about the past or the future, or maybe concerning what is going on in the present moment - but did you know that approximately 85% of those thoughts will be the same thoughts we had yesterday, and the same thoughts we will have tomorrow?  It seems that the human brain has an habitual pattern of endlessly repeating the same thoughts, over and over again, with very little original thought.  No wonder we don't think our days are special!

Now... consider that all-important 15%.  What happened yesterday that was different, that caused you to think differently... see something differently... feel something good?  Maybe it was a smile from a stranger; somebody who let you out of a side junction when you had been waiting for ages; a nice comment from a friend or colleague; a cuddle with your dog - or even just that somebody made you a cup of tea when you really needed one!  Special things don't have to be huge or momentous; sometimes it's just the little things that make a difference to the day.

So come on, folks - what really did happen to make your Wednesday special...?