My goodness. Have you seen the whole 100 days of happiness thing? You take and post a picture everyday of things that make you happy. I find this a worthy project but I don't like to tweet or instagram enough to take it on officially. But this doesn't mean something doesn't make me happy every day.
I wouldn't say that I am an optimist. Generally speaking I just focus on whatever is in front of me whether that is happy or sad. I am a realist however.
I also have high hopes. If I had a Native American name it would be Little High Hopes. If my hopes aren't met, I get incredibly disappointed. Which actually proves how much of an optimist/control freak I am. If I have made a plan or had an idea it should probably follow through.
But I am working on letting go of that a little bit. The whole toddler thing is helping this, there's not a whole lot that goes exactly according to plan. It takes quite a bit of finagling to just get out the door on time but once we are in the car it's anyone's guess how the outing will go. I can't control it, but I can set it up for success.
That's kind of like life though. We aren't really in control as much as we'd like to be. We can only prepare and hope for the best. And in that, it is my plan to find the happy. I mean why wallow? I hung out with my friend this weekend and realized everything she said was negative. That's sad. It is just sad. There has to be a glimmer of hope or enjoyment or really what's the point?!
And it all started to sound like Charlie Brown's teacher. "Waa waaaaa Waaa Waa" I don't know how to fix it or help her but I've got to do something. There's so much good in the world. There's plenty of bad too but if you let yourself get all swept up in it... that's not good.
So here is a list of 10 totally arbitrary things that make me happy! Perhaps something will make you happy as well. Happiness is contagious after all!
- Rubber Duckies
- Making cookies
- Sunshine
- Fresh nail polish
- New socks
- Blog comments
- Getting real honest to goodness mail
- Crafting
- A delightful beverage
- Hugs
So I challenge you, if you're reading this to find the happy today. Life is pretty awesome. You do not want to miss it!
Thank you for the HAPPY challenge today. I need it! Yesterday I tried REALLY hard because we've been on a rollercoaster of unhappy/stressful mama days and it actually paid off. My big kids even noted the difference at the end of the day. It's tough though with toddlers x2 and managing a pretty full plate this week.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the reminder to keep the happy going today :)
Hi! I'm visiting from Jen's. I saw the title of your blog and couldn't get here quick enough, love it!
ReplyDeleteI agree with everything on your list with the exception of crafts. Crafts make me want to die a little inside.
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