Is it your first coffee of the morning? The smell of the trees on your way to work? The first day of spring? Bruce Springsteen? whatever it is, do you do it daily? I think you need to.

“Joy is a decision, a really brave one- about how you are going to respond to life”

When people are consistently just living day to day, don’t you often wonder what is going through their mind, how defeated must they feel to never make a positive change. Maybe they see no hope. Maybe it is all too hard, or maybe they don’t feel like they have anything to live for! 
“It is our own mental attitude which makes the world what it is for us. Our thoughts are what make things beautiful, just as they can make things ugly. The whole universe is within our minds. Learn to see things in the proper light”…   

Believe me we all have those days. The days where we feel defeated, where we feel like everything is on top of us, where we just want to scream or give up completely. But it is during these days that we discover our true strength… We just need to keep going. I, like everyone else have those days where I just want to give up and sleep all day in the hope that what seems too difficult right now will go away tomorrow. It is all about your attitude, so you know what, I have decided to give simply myself those days.
There are times when it hurts me to move just about anywhere, something aches, things swell, my body feels heavy and simply standing up takes a lot more energy than it should. I know I am going to have these days,  in the near future i am sure they will become less and less. So when I feel like i can’t cope, I allow myself that time, I allow myself to feel it, because I know come tomorrow, I will get a little fight back. 

Let your thoughts make things more beautiful. When it rains picture that rainbow, when it is cold picture the purest white snow and when it is hot, imagine the waves rolling in on a golden beach, or enjoying that icy cold beer in the afternoon. 
Do you know what brings me joy? this…. Writing, being able to creatively express what is going through my mind. Music – both listening and playing music. My friends and close family. there is nothing more joyous than seeing the smiles on their faces. It reminds me that things are never as bad as they seem. 
So on this cool, drizzly morning, I will see the sun. Yes my body is heavy and I already feel tired. But here I sit, and already, I feel better. As I look up the sun has come out and it looks to be a glorious day. Guess what, tonight we sleep, rest, recoup and tomorrow is a brand new day… 
Bring on the weekend 🙂 

H.M x