Everyone should keep a little repertoire of things in life that consistently make them happy. For me, I have a few go-to classics that I can always count on to lift my spirits: a great concert, a bowl of cinnamon ice cream, and lunch on a sunny terrace. Obviously, there are more complex ways to make me smile (like booking flights to Europe or deep cleaning the house without prompting), but the simplest happy moments are often the most fulfilling. Life isn’t always extraordinary, in fact most of our days are spent being benign—but that doesn’t mean that those everyday moments aren’t special in their own way.

When you start to question what makes you happy in this world, don’t forget to consider wonderous simplicities like a walk in the park or the smell of fresh cinnamon rolls. Because when we start considering the commonalities of life as the happier moments, life is suddenly a whole lot more joyous.,