The Little Things I Secretly Live For ✨

A warm cozy illustrated featured image showing simple everyday joys — a Shih Tzu named Kiwi, family Ludo, chai, old songs, blooming flowers, children’s doodles, and handwritten notes surrounding the title “The Little Things I Secretly Live For” by Nihshabd. 🌼
Daily writing prompt
What’s a simple pleasure in life that brings you joy?

Simple pleasure?
Honestly, my happiness standards are beautifully random. 😭

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Some people feel happy after buying expensive things.
Meanwhile, I feel emotionally fulfilled after matching all the kitchen container lids correctly in one attempt. That satisfaction deserves respect.

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I love making illustrations and then staring at them every few hours like I accidentally created a museum-worthy masterpiece. Sometimes I zoom into tiny details nobody else will notice and silently appreciate my own talent. Very supportive audience. Very loyal fan base. 😌

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Old songs in the background while doing work make life feel softer somehow. Freshly washed clothes smelling like sunlight, perfectly made chai, cloudy evenings, arranging messy drawers for absolutely no reason, and finding forgotten money inside an old bag all these tiny things genuinely make me happy.

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And honestly, nothing feels more rewarding than working in the garden for days and finally seeing one tiny flower bloom. After so much effort, that little flower feels like a personal victory. 🌼

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Evening walks with Kiwi are also one of my favorite simple joys. Just walking slowly, feeling the evening breeze, watching random things, and forgetting life’s unnecessary stress for a while.

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Family Ludo matches are another level of happiness. What starts as “just one game” somehow turns into emotional drama, cheating allegations, temporary alliances, revenge moves, and lifelong grudges over one cut token. 😭 Nobody in the family plays peacefully. Everyone suddenly becomes a strategist, a lawyer, and a victim at the same time.

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Children are also walking bundles of happiness. Their random questions, dramatic storytelling, tiny hugs, sudden mood swings, and the way they can turn a quiet room into complete chaos within three minutes… irritating sometimes, adorable always.

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I think simple pleasures matter because life is already loud and exhausting enough. These tiny moments quietly repair us without making a big announcement about it. ✨

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Tiny moments. Big happiness. 

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With Love,

—Rajeshwari 🧿💕

© Nihshabd by Rajeshwari. All Rights Reserved

Comments

16 responses to “The Little Things I Secretly Live For ✨”

  1. SRIKANTH Avatar

    This is such a beautiful reminder that joy doesn’t need a big price tag—it just needs a pair of eyes that notice the little things. ✨

    The way you described matching container lids in one go? Pure victory. And zooming into your own illustrations like a proud museum curator? That’s not silly—that’s self-love done right. 😌

    Fresh chai, cloudy evenings, Kiwi’s evening walks, and that first tiny flower blooming after days of effort… these really are the quiet repairs life offers us. And oh, the family Ludo drama? You nailed it—strategist, lawyer, and victim all at once. 😭

    Thank you for sharing your random, beautiful happiness standards. They made me smile, and honestly, they feel like a warm hug in words. Keep cherishing your little world—it’s clearly full of magic. 🌼

    1. nihshabdblog Avatar

      Srikanth ji, You understood my little world so beautifully that this honestly felt more like a warm conversation than a comment. 🌼
      You noticed every tiny detail with so much affection from the container lid victories to Kiwi walks, blooming flowers, chai moments, family Ludo drama and my habit of proudly admiring my own illustrations like they belong in a gallery. 😭
      I also loved how gently you described these little joys. Sometimes happiness really does hide inside the most ordinary moments, and you captured that feeling beautifully.
      Thank you for reading my random little world with so much kindness. Your words truly made me smile. 🤍✨

  2. Veerites Avatar

    Dear Madam Rajeshwari Ji
    Thank you very much for liking my post Yes 🌹🙏

    1. nihshabdblog Avatar

      Always a pleasure reading your thoughts professor sahab🙏🏻

  3. Nageshwar singh Avatar

    “There is truth in the words”✨❤️

    1. nihshabdblog Avatar

      Maybe because the heart quietly recognizes words that are written with honesty. 🌼❤️

      1. Nageshwar singh Avatar

        Good morning जी ❤️🙏🏻

  4. DimmaJo Blog Avatar

    I love the garden and the children’s part more. Growing something and seeing it blossom is a thing of joy. Children are also a blessing to us, even when they trouble us, they are still loving

    1. nihshabdblog Avatar

      So true. 🌼 Watching something grow whether it’s a flower or a child comes with effort, patience, chaos and love… but when it finally blooms, the happiness feels completely worth it. ✨

      1. DimmaJo Blog Avatar

        Exactly 💯

  5. Vijay Srivastava Avatar

    Rajeshwari ji,
    Reading this post felt like someone gently asked a tired heart to sit down for a while and remember how to smile again.

    Honestly, big happiness often looks beautiful in photographs, but the feelings that truly make life worth living are usually hidden inside these tiny, ordinary moments.
    Matching the correct kitchen lids in one attempt, finding forgotten money inside an old bag, taking slow evening walks for no reason at all… these things may sound small, but they somehow make the heart feel lighter.

    And the way you called that tiny blooming flower a “personal victory” that line stayed with me the most.
    Because truthfully, many times we are just like that flower ourselves… quietly trying, slowly growing, and one day unexpectedly realizing that we’ve finally started to bloom too.

    The part about evening walks with Kiwi felt incredibly peaceful as well.
    Some bonds don’t need conversations; simply walking together is enough to heal something inside us.

    And Ludo…
    Every family definitely has that one person who calls their own cheating “strategy” but everyone else’s move a complete “betrayal.”
    You described that beautiful chaos so honestly that it instantly brought back the sounds and warmth of home. ❤️

    The most beautiful thing about your writing is that it carries no pretence only genuine warmth and life.
    It feels as if someone is holding out their tiny joys gently in their palms and saying:

    “See… life is not really that bad after all.”

    1. nihshabdblog Avatar

      Vijay ji, This honestly felt less like a comment and more like someone quietly understanding every feeling hidden between my words. 🌼
      The way you connected that tiny flower to people slowly blooming after difficult seasons was so beautiful and heartfelt. And yes… maybe that’s why little joys matter so much. They remind us that even after exhausting days, softness still exists somewhere.🤍
      Also the “strategy vs betrayal” line about Ludo made me laugh because that is painfully accurate in every family. ✨☺️
      Thank you for reading my small little world with so much warmth and gentleness. Your words truly felt comforting. 🤍✨

  6. KK Avatar
    KK

    Yes, real pleasure lies in little things of joy and achievements. A relatable post 😊❤️✨

    1. nihshabdblog Avatar

      So true KK… sometimes the smallest joys leave the biggest warmth in the heart. 🌼❤️

  7. Rupali Avatar

    I could feel it.
    Jindagi ki choti choti khushiyan 🤗🎉

    1. nihshabdblog Avatar

      Bas wahi toh… life ki asli warmth mostly inhi choti choti khushiyon mein hoti hai. 🤗🌼

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