Today I had one of those experiences of joy in the little things. Since I really had nothing to do, I decided to go to the skatepark. I forgot how much I enjoyed skateboarding. I think it has become my new outlet because I never really get mad when I skate because I force myself to have a chill vibe to help me focus on landing tricks. Although skateboarding is one of the simple things i enjoy, it's not the thing I wanted to talk about. While I was at the skatepark I was skating average at best,I landed about half of the basic tricks. Since the park is mostly ramps and made more for bikes, there is a little part that's for skateboarding where we're kinda crowded. I was at this spot with a group of little kids skating. I was skating and landed a 50-50 grind(the easiest grind) on a box and did a couple kickflips and heelflips( both basic tricks). After about skating nonstop for about 45mins I decided to take a break and relax on the bench. Now like I said I thought I was doing average at best. While I was taking a break drinking a Mountain Dew, one of the little kids, who was about 10 or 11 came up to me and said "you're awesome at skateboarding" I was taken back by it because I don't usually receive compliments on anything. I took me a second to reply "thanks" because of it. It seriously made my day. I mean it really wasn't that big of a deal but to me it was. To have a complete stranger come up to me and tell me I was good at something that I didn't think I was great at felt kinda good, not gonna lie. The little kid even asked me for tips which shocked me even more because maybe for that time I was there that kid maybe looked up to me, not to sound conceded or anything just a guess.
Getting back to the point I realized how one simple thing like that could make a persons day. So I'm gonna try to be like that little kid and try to be kind and give everyone a compliment everyday, no matter how little or simple it may seem, because you never know maybe that little thing is exactly what that person needed.
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