Day 262: Chocolate Chip Cookies

Otis Spunkmeyer said, "Happiness is a fresh baked cookie."
There's no argument here with that statement! I am a cookie fan. I found out this morning that today is National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day. And when I found that out I felt happy! It's such a simple thing that makes me feel grateful. I feel grateful that I can have a cookie and share cookies with others and watch them light up because of a cookie! I put two kinds of chocolate chip cookies in my workplace kitchen and it turned into this loud, laughing, light moment for several of my co-workers. I sat on a stool and just watched. It was super fun to observe. I felt grateful for the moment of smiles the cookies provided and I got to witness. There was laughter and chatting and fist bumps...all because of a chocolate chip cookie. Now who couldn't be grateful for that?!

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April 5, 2015

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