How to take pleasure in things

Mark Rothko

As I'm reviewing old blog posts, one thing that's ringing true is the importance/necessity of not complaining and being grateful.  Right now, it seems like it's not just being aware of thing or recognizing that we are interrelated, but also, how to take pleasure in things.

I'm thinking that there's a ladder of these things:

How to “take pleasure in”...

• little things (50 things I'm excited about), (my blog post "50 Things to Be Excited About" on this topic from a couple years ago)
• micropleasures
• pleasure in the everyday (washing dishes),
• hard things (Stulberg?),
• things for others (George Bernard Shaw)

"One of the great pleasures of working/teaching/living here/being married to you..."

"One of the minor pleasures of working/...."

Becoming aware of things that cause the minorest sparks of joy.