We have to celebrate the easy days. The days when nothing incredible happens, but it just seemed to all happen easily. We show up, we do good work, we enjoy the day. 

I had a day like this recently. Things went according to plan at work. My wife and I went out for lunch and enjoyed a long conversation. My kids came home from school and were kind to each other. We had some laughs around the dinner table.

Nothing was amazing that happened that day. It was all good stuff. But it just felt easy. At the end of that day, I looked at my wife and said “We have to celebrate the easy days like this.”

When you’re running a business and raising kids and trying to do all the things days aren’t necessarily easy. So when one shows up, we should celebrate it.

Shane Parrish talks about this concept in his new book, Clear Thinking. I found this quote in my Evernote recently and realized that this is what probably primed me to think about celebrating the easy days.

"What we consider defining moments, like promotions or a new house, matter less to life satisfaction than the accumulation of tiny moments that didn't seem to matter at the time. In the end, everyday moments matter more than big prizes. Tiny delights over big bright lights."

Tiny delights over big bright lights. 

I’m here for it.