Monday, 11 August 2014

because i'm happy

so much happiness/fear
everything is up and down isn't it? life in general, i mean. you've got to learn to take the rough with the smooth. swings and roundabouts. another age old saying about bumps in the road. but it's important to try really hard to find the positives: consciously seek out those silver linings and i promise you'll start to feel better.

i've been having a tumultuous few months - "up and down" doesn't fit as well as "an unrelenting spiral downward" does. but i'm bored of feeling sorry for myself. a pity party is fun for a bit and then it's exhausting and pathetic. get happy or die trying. wait, no, don't do that.

a while ago, i decided to stop basking in negativity and have a proper go and getting happy. it really is a conscious decision and although being sad is effortless and easy, it starts to take it's toll after a while. i went out and bought a jar, one you'd keep sugar or something similar in. cheap and cheerful. i promised myself i would write one good thing every single day, fold it up and put it in the jar. i'd let the anecdotes pile up until i had shockingly shit day and then i'd pour them out and read them all to remind myself there really is good around, you've just got to look for it. 

now that relentlessly emotional introduction is over, it's time for a personal favourite segment of mine, poetically titled "what the fuck are you so happy about?

this is my pretty card, thanks jojo xo

today, my favourite lady came back from her 21st trip to las vegas after ten long days of absence. she gave me a cuddle, sweets and a pen. also, my boss bought me a card and some origami to say thank you for all my hard work. it's these tiny little sentiments that genuinely make my day and it's important to remember them. i'm a firm believer that doing good means good will be done to you in time. don't get me wrong, shit happens a lot of the time too but it's nice to be nice so be nice, okay? 

p.s i'm hoping to do a post once i unfold all of my "nice things" from my hefty jar. be prepared for an emotional overload. do you beauties have any cute/quaint/weird jars or boxes filled with memories or hair clippings? let me know. 

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