On average, our hearts beat 70 times per minute. 

In the same 60-second period, we blink between 10 and 15 times, swallow once, and take up to 20 breaths. 

Our hearts beat. Our lungs breathe. Our bodies keep us alive. 

And most of us barely notice. We just take it all for granted. 

So much of the world operates without us ever thinking about it. We expect it to work out in our favor. And most of the time it does. We worry about the future and think about the past. 

And we so often miss what's right in front of us. 

We take what's good and easy and working for granted. Until it's no longer good and easy and working for us. 

It's normal, but we can do better because there are tiny, beautiful gifts we're given every day.

 And it's up to us to appreciate them to the fullest while we can.