Appreciation and the Almond Croissant

I've been learning to appreciate my appreciation of things. The other day I had an almond croissant and a cup of super strong, super black coffee with just a splash of Half and Half. I've always appreciated that morning treat, but I've never really stopped to 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 it: appreciating the appreciation. I think it has a lot to do with my awareness of and deep sense of satisfaction from simple, uncomplicated things. "Less is more" is a powerful truth. The other part of that is mindfulness. Learning to not only be fully cognizant of the moment one is in but to recognize its ability to ground and satisfy is a skill worth its weight in gold. All that from an almond croissant and coffee.