“It’s been a really long time since I have done this. Like really long. I was busy with school, work, extracurricular, I was overwhelmed and frankly I just didn’t have the motivation to do this. I never had some real inspiration of what to write about. But since this quarantine thing has taken over our lives, I thought I would get back into the swing of things” ….

I had written that about a month ago when quarantine first started. It is now April 20^th and I finally had the little motivation I needed to inspire me to write this.  My inspiration that got me to want to write this after months of doing nothing were avocados.  Four avocados inspired me to get back into writing, which sounds kind of crazy (and it might be), but they aren’t just regular avocados I swear.

Today was just like any other Monday of quarantine, slept in a bit, drank some coffee, worked out, and of course homework. Nothing special, nothing new, same old quarantine daily routine. My boyfriend decided to stop at the grocery store to get a few things we needed for dinner tonight and for the rest of the week. As usual, nothing special, nothing new. EXCEPT when he came home, he brought me avocados. He said that he saw them and knew I loved having them for breakfast, so he decided to surprise me with a few. I wanted to cry.

You might think I’m crazy for getting so happy over some avocados, it’s not like it’s a diamond ring (which I wish it was… wink wink). But the fact that he saw them and thought that they would make me happy was so genuine. I swear I am not a high school English teacher who finds random symbolism in every sentence of a novel, but after looking at those avocados I realized that it truly is the little things that matter and mean the most. It took 5 seconds out of his day to go and grab me those avocados. It did not hurt him in any way to do that for me, nor did it reward him in anyway. All he knew was that I would appreciate it, and man I sure as heck did.

Quarantine has ruined many important events for so many of us. It took away graduations, proms, birthdays, anniversaries. Even the little moments like times with our families and friends. It has made me really appreciate the little things in life. The sun shining on a beautiful spring day. The flowers blooming and coming alive, even when the rest of the world seems so bland. I saw a rainbow in a fountain and never wanted to look away. Being isolated has shown me the things that really matter. It has shown me that not everything has to be a huge extravagant gesture. It shows you that even four little avocados, that might seem so minuscule and unimportant, may mean a lot more than they seem.

Now that I am extremely happy from receiving my avocados, but also from the fact that I finally remembered how to write, I will continue to look for the good in every situation. I will search for the little things in every moment and in every situation. I promise, there always will be some good if you look hard enough. You just need a little bit of motivation in order to find it.