Society has made us to believe that we need to achieve something grand before we can celebrate wholeheartedly. The excitement we get from promotions, admissions, new jobs, houses, cars, and many picture-perfect aspects of our lives is second to none. It's a good thing to celebrate our big wins but we also need to celebrate our little wins too.
We sometimes mistake these things as the ultimate source of joy whilst belittling the little insignificant things that make us happy and give us peace of mind.
Peace of mind: What is one thing that seem insignificant to others but gives you peace of mind right now? It can be anything, even weird.
While all the beautiful things of life make me happy and I no doubt want to have them all if given the opportunity, I still derive joy from the most insignificant things of life, these things gives me peace of mind.
They grow from everyday moments, they whisper a sense of fulfillment in my brain and they uplift my spirit.
There’s a long list of them that I could write about here, but I think the most underrated of them all is knowing what to eat next without having to think about it.
Don’t get it twisted. It’s not about not having the food or not having the money to prepare it, it’s about me not having to stress my pretty head over thinking what to eat next. Knowing that I’d eat Rice and Stew for lunch and noodles for dinner is pure bliss! No stress, just straight to the point.
It sounds small and ridiculous but if you’ve ever stayed hungry for a larger part of the day just because you can’t make up your mind on what to eat next, you would probably understand and know that knowing what to eat at every point in time is a big flex.
The stress that comes from having to process over hundreds of choices, weighing each of them, and finally deciding which you’d want to settle on is very Exhausting!!.
The joy that comes from walking up to the fridge, and not having to weigh the pros and cons of boiling rice or making soup is priceless. This simply means I walk into the kitchen like a lady with a purpose, no drama, no pressure, no overthinking, just a decision already made before I even walked into the kitchen.
Like I stated earlier, it’s not about the meal itself as it could be fancy or regular. It might just be a meal as simple as bread and eggs, whatever it is. I’m just happy that I didn’t spend hours thinking about it
Life and the world at large requires me to make hard choices every day, adding food to the list makes it harder.
Not everything needs to be a mental war, especially food. Sometimes we need a breath, we need our brain to be calm, and above all, we need our mind to be at peace at all times and to me peace simply smells like a plate of fried plantain and fried eggs, not overthinking, just eating it in peace.
Knowing what to eat gives me peace of mind what about you? What gives you peace of mind? I’d love to read your thoughts in the comment section.
This is my entry to the Hive Naija weekly prompt.
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