Hello again, everyone!
I hope your Saturday is off to a spectacular start.
Can we all agree that choosing to be joyful and content is so much better than only focusing on what is going wrong, what you wish you could change, or what you want next?
My nature is to be forward-looking and it is often easy for me to forget to live in the moment and to enjoy every second as it comes to me. It's so tempting to ignore the wonderful people and things I am currently surrounded by and to instead worry about what I want to do later today, or how to organized my calendar. I know I am not the only one who finds it hard to enjoy the present moment.
And while there is nothing fundamentally wrong with wanting to be organized and futuristic, it can easily rob us of all our joy and contentment. Every minute of our day, we have the opportunity to acknowledge something positive and wonderful. Maybe a colleague is being especially helpful and encouraging to you. Maybe the coffee you are drinking tastes incredible. Maybe you see something really pretty or cool while you are driving and your favorite song is on the radio. These great moments call for a spirit of celebration and appreciation.
How many times do you hear someone complain about how awful their day was or how they are just really unhappy? How many times do you catch yourself concentrating only on what went bad? How does that make you feel when you are complaining? If you are like me and thinks complaining makes you feel miserable, take heart! There's a solution and it's called appreciating every moment of your day and choosing to look for the good instead of the bad. Positivity is the best remedy for feeling stressed or tired.
XOXO
Chloe
