It’s been a rush, hectic, rush, be there, you’re late, you’re almost late, it’s time, it’s past time, whew you finally made it and thank goodness it’s finally over kind of day.
Reflecting, I’m grateful for those who shared a smile with me as I went blurring past, whose patience made my day easier and whose lack of patience could have blown the top off of things.
I’m acknowledging and appreciating human understanding. What a difference it makes and this evening, I am ever so grateful.
~K
If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want. ~Oscar Wilde
Really. Think about it. Coming off (I hope) of swine flu…. think of your days. You don’t want this. You don’t want depression. You don’t want divorce. You don’t want children with pain. You don’t want the chronic misery….
Be happy today, if for nothing else, for the things you DON”T want, that you don’t have. If you really think about this, it will make your day better. There’s so much to be positive and thankful about.
Though I’m still recovering from a horrendous bout of the swine flu, I’m going to be grateful today for happy children, the fact that the flu did not affect my family or friends and the fact that all in my family (despite some of our negative perceptions at times) are safe and really, relatively healthy and well.
Take a moment to put things in perspective. Usually, I find, it’s not so bad after all… Oink. :)
~K
Today, I’m realizing that I’m not as strong as the swine flu. I’m still trying to get back to normal and it’s not happening as quick as I’d like.
Having said that, no sooner can I become too worn down about that before the good eclipses this. I am so grateful and appreciative for so many dear girlfriends who are carrying me through these rougher than usual days with their hot meals, their child care, their sweet talks… what an amazing feeling and how truly blessed I am to have them in my life.
~K
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” –Maya Angelou
Some quotes need nothing else said by me. This woman is a genius. Simplicity. That doesn’t negate the fact that some things are really terrible. Change what you can. Change your outlook for the rest. It’s your best option.
Oh, and by the way… February 1, 2010 marks one month of Peace of Mind 365. Let’s take a moment to appreciate that!
~K
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. - Abraham Lincoln
I can type these inspirational thoughts each day and I can keep acknowledging daily appreciation and positivity, and that’s really nice and sometimes difficult, but it is not what really matters. What most counts is our actions. Who we really are. When no one is looking, in our deepest most personal thoughts, …. what is most significant is our character.
At the end of the day, I strive to be able to look at myself in the mirror and be able to sincerely be the most proud of my character.
~K
After too many days of struggling for positivity after a diagnosis of H1N1 and swearing to myself I was surely dying, I do believe today I’ve turned a small corner.
Today, I have a lack of energy, headache and serious nauseating feelings from the Tamiflu…. and that. is. serious. PROGRESS!!!
Amen! I am so grateful to have stood up and fed my children lunch today. I am thrilled at the prospect of popcorn and a movie with my husband tonight. I am thinking of sitting on the toilet while my husband bathes them tonight and watching them splash and squeal. And I am celebrating a stronger body than was here yesterday and hopeful for continued strength as the days go on!
~K
I’ve come to realize that no matter what cards you’re dealt, it’s how you play them that matters.
Life responds to the choices you make. Some have a much easier choice, but at the end of the day, our lives will be determined by the choices, so the sooner we understand this and act, the sooner our lives can be more positive, or otherwise, if we so choose. The point to understand, for today, is that we do have the power, we do have the control and we do have the choice.
Some people have it terribly rough. They have to make this choice, consciously, deliberately, each day, each hour…. and while that’s not fair, it is still, most definitely the truth.
~K
