you know when you feel like things are well, good, but could be a lot better?
and then you just sit around waiting for it to happen? for something to magically spring up and make candy rain from the sky? (or for those who don't like candy... ok, chocolate)
well i'm sick of that. so i'm going to make a list to ensure positive and SUSTAINABLE growth.
1. listen to my surroundings and try to find small, intricate details that make life beautiful.
2. embrace the sunshine and never complain when it rains - actually, to be honest, there's something that i like about the gloomy greyness AND the fresh-scent of being outside on those rainy days. yeah.
3. take the word "hate" out of my vocabulary. the older i get the more i realize how bad a situation must be to actually use that word and mean it. it's not pretty.
4. find something odd or a quality that i like about myself from time to time that i know nobody else embodies.
5. always hug when saying goodbye. or at least give props. hahaha
6. smile back at a guy when he smiles at me... or better yet, initiate the smile war :) better yet - smile at EVERRRRYYYONE
7. try to not swear in public. you never know who's listening!?
8. try to remember how blessed i am every day to be able to feel bloated, sweat in too many layers, have to say sorry for double-booking (sometimes more) my time, and give advice to others about my past heart aches. this only means that there is food to eat, clothes to wear, people to spend time with, and love that i've had and lost, yet people who remain that care about me and what i have to say enough to want to get in touch with my past/present. also, to thank God for my overcompensating optimism for my past perils - hope is a beautiful tool to have.
9. always say thank you. always.
so here i go
