18 February 2013
Walking in Presteigne, Wales
As I said in my last post, LOVE is the word for 2013. So I am going to make that the theme on here as well. You can find love everywhere...
There is love of place, people, food, objects, pets...you name it. I intend to explore it all. LOVE of life in general.
It's so easy to be in love with everything when things are going your way and everything looks rosy...much more difficult when things aren't so awesome.
I was having a conversation with a friend, who also lives outside of "the norm," and I said, "Apparently I'm only happy when doing things I deem awesome." Then she reminded me that life can't always be like that...there have to be down periods. I suppose those are the times we gather direction, strength and knowledge for the next upswing. I keep reminding myself of this!
One of the things I try to do are daily gratitude lists. Instead of counting down all the things that aren't going so well, you shed light on the things that are. I fall short of this daily practice a lot...but I do notice a mood shift when I participate. Even if it's as small as, "I am grateful for the honey on my breakfast toast."
Daily gratitude is something that I love...but resist in moments of self sabotage. Being happy takes so much more effort than being depressed. It's a job all on it's own!
My gratitude list for today:
~Food
~Shelter
~People who care about me
~Infinite possibilities
~My car
~Internet access
~My life experiences
~Music
~My camera
~My knowledge
~Tea :)
XO
What are you grateful for today?