Enjoy The Small Pleasures

Yesterday on Yahoo! I spied an interesting topic called "101 Small Pleasures You Can Enjoy Every Day." So I took a peek. Sure enough there were 101 small pleasures that people thought were worth more than money could buy, small pleasures said to relate to happy people.
I looked to see how many I thought could be related to our library and was surprised when I found more than I could list right here. But here are a few:
The perfect cup of coffee - Now, I have to admit our Johnnie makes a pretty good cup of coffee. And occasionally some of us bring flavored coffee to brew. Monique calls that kind her aromatherapy. Yep, that's a good one!
A genuine compliment (giving or receiving) - Since January 1st we've been following the guidelines of Random Acts of Kindness, so many of us have been on the giving or receiving end of compliments. They just seem to make a good day even better. We also pass along compliments to our patrons.
Laughing - We try to keep things fairly quiet around here where people are working and studying. But occasionally we do a fair amount of laughing when our funny bones get bumped. That kind of laughter keeps us cheerful. And you don't want to see grumpy library help. Do you?
Helping someone in need - Again, our list of Random Acts of Kindness shows we have some very kind employees working here. One occasionally buys breakfast for a needy patron. That makes her a really special employee.
Funny things that kids day - The best person in our library to tell you stories of funny things that kids say is Miss Norma, our Children's Librarian. She hears them all!
A novel you can get lost in; happy endings, even if they're fictional; great stories; reading to your child a bedtime story - All of these were mentioned. I thought people might be talking about the paper kind of books. Then again, you could find the first three online. But I think I'd rather read to my child with a wonderful, large, colorful, paper book sitting between us that we could touch.
Old friends, new friends - The first people I thought of are our Friends of MCCLS. Many of them are old friends that got together and formed the Friends organization. That made them new friends for the library. They're just what we need!
Old photographs - Some of the people who visit the Odom Genealogical Library are absolutely amazed when they find old family photos online through Ancestry.com or one of the other family search-finders. Some even cry when they see the pictures.
Inspiring blogs - I'd like to think that this blog is inspiring occasionally to those who read it. Mostly, we try to keep you informed of exciting news about our library. But we hope we've been inspiring once in a while.
So, did you find any of your small pleasures here? If not, you could take a few minutes and come up with your own list. See how many small pleasures you could turn into a happy habit. We hope you'll put visiting our library on your list.
You're on ours!