Today it is rainy
& cloudy. I got my kids dressed and ready for the day. I was going to take
them to story time at the library. We headed out the door and got buckled. I
went to start the car…. And nothing! My car battery was dead. My kids were
upset, but nothing like a little movie, Madly Madagascar, to brighten their spirits.
It got me thinking about how I brighten my spirits when I am disappointed. One
way I recalled is Journaling!
I’ve been
looking on Pinterest for different journaling ideas. I’ve seen a lot about
bullet journaling, I’ve never heard of it before. Another very popular trend
was a gratitude journal. I’ve tried to be better at writing daily things I am
grateful for. Today I am starting the 30 day gratitude challenge. I’ve seen a
lot out there in the way of lists of questions about books, sounds, food, and
more, that you are grateful for. I am going to keep it simple and just pick one
thing I am grateful for that day. I feel like sometimes I try to do some
elaborate thing and it gets to be overwhelming so then I just give up. I want
to be realistic, so one thing I am grateful for each day for 30 days. It won’t
take more than a minute.
I find that when
I focus on what I am grateful for I am more positive. I have less time to focus
on the negative. We are in a world full of negativity and I don’t want to add
to that. Today I am grateful for music. It is soothing to my soul. It can calm
me down when I’m upset, it excites me, brings back good memories, teaches me,
it does so many things.
Every day I
listen to music. Ask my kids, they’ll tell you I jam out daily to music while
washing dishes. It makes doing something I dislike more pleasant. I have a jam Bluetooth speaker and it was one of the best gifts I’ve ever received. It syncs with my
cell phone and I listen to Pandora while cleaning. I listen to anything from
country love songs to Ariana Grande. I love all music.
Sorry I went off
on a little tangent. My main thought for
the day is, find something that brings you joy and brightens your day. We can
ALWAYS find something going wrong in our life, but we can CHOOSE to focus on
the bright side and be positive.
What are some ways you find and focus on the
positive in your life?
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