I've made a habit of opening my blinds in the morning while I put myself together.
It's always a good day when it starts with some sunshine.
On my days that I don't have class I have more time to get up and around in the morning. So, I usually watch a little t.v while I eat my breakfast. Last week I decided to flip the station to CNN rather than some mindless sitcom that I usually glue myself to. I have to tell you, making that little change and effort has made more of a difference in me than I ever thought it would. Hearing and watching the issues going on around the world has touched me. It's not like I was completely clueless about the world before, but I never made the effort myself to hear about things. The reoccurring feeling that overcomes me every time I learn more about the struggles and issues happening around the world is gratitude.
This goes along with this new kick I've been on of not complaining and instead being grateful for what I have. Some days, like today, I have to catch myself several times to bite my tongue when I feel a complaint coming on. Today I was tired, I had a test, I am slammed this week with school assignments, my car has a leak that needs to be fixed, blah blah blah. Turn on the news and I find people who's homes and whole lives have been washed out. There is unrest and gunfire outside their front door. I am quickly brought back to life and humbled to live the blessed life I live.
Maya Angelou said it best when she stated, "If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. Don't complain."
I challenge you to be exercise more gratitude and count your many blessings.
Each day try to write down five things in your life you are grateful for.
It will make a big difference :)
"This is a wonderful time to be living here on earth. Our opportunities are limitless. While there are some things wrong in the world today, there are many things right, such as teachers who teach, ministers who minister, marriages that make it, parents who sacrifice, and friends who help. We can lift ourselves, and others as well, when we refuse to remain in the realm of negative thought and cultivate within our hearts an attitude of gratitude. If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues." -Thomas S. Monson
I hope ya'll had a wonderful Wednesday!
I fed your fishies. :)
ReplyDeleteI actually had a rough patch where it was essential to my sanity to record good things in my life. Everything was going wrong, and it seemed like I had nothing good and worth staying around for. Little exercises like writing down something good each day helped pull me up.
Thank you for feeding my fishies.
ReplyDeleteThat's good to hear that little exercises like this helped pull you through a hard time!