Romanticizing the Everyday

I clicked on this while I was scrolling through Pinterest.

Appreciating the idea, I decided to define exactly what "romanticizing" was.

According to one source, "To romanticize is either to put a positive spin on something that wasn’t great or to behave in a romantic way... A more common meaning has less to do with romance, but also involves wearing rose-colored glasses."

Following this, a quick Google search led me to a few articles on "How To", what is it, and some describing things we should stop romanticizing. Overall,...

I was surprised at the lack of information and social interest in the topic.

I think this quote describes the idea best, at least it does for me.

"There’s a lot of satisfaction in thinking of tea, as the same tea that “danced” in the

Boston Tea Party or as the same type of tea you and Lisa drank before she got on

a train to Munich, or as the tea that gives life to dead leaves one last time.

But romanticizing life, just like falling in love, is a choice to let reality (or a feeling in

the second case) go to the edge of its potential."

I came upon a revelation that romanticizing your life is similar to travel. When you're in another place than the one you're accustomed to, you think everything is a dream. There's a experience around every corner, something new to discover each day. But to the resident of Paris, it's just another day. The extraordinary has become ordinary. A walk past the Eiffel Tower becomes the norm.

If this article must provide to you a challenge, let it be this. Stop and smell the roses. Find a single moment every day if you can to see the beauty in something. If it helps, try it for a week. Schedule a time of day to do so if you must. You may find yourself amazed by the ordinary.

~ Thank you for reading! ~