A trend has been picking up on social media, and for once, it's a positive one. 100 Happy Days is a project based around wellness, perspective, and taking time to appreciate moments. This blog is basically my personal pursuit of that, so I've decided to jump on the bandwagon and challenge myself to look for a "happy" moment each day over the period of 100 days. Before I even signed up today, I was already noticing little pleasures (yes, plural!), and as I found with this blog before, whether you post about it or not, intentionally searching for a moment of gratitude or happiness or positivity will change your mindset and keep you searching and finding even more! 100 Happy Days is a commitment to a perspective shift and requires some sort of post...I like this since it keeps me accountable, I will be sure to continue if more action is required than just posting on my own little blog. So, here goes everything and nothing! To #100HappyDays!
Friday, May 16, 2014
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
DO good
I remember reading somewhere in my research about overcoming negative attitudes and depression that it's important to have an outward focus, to stop thinking about yourself constantly and to put your mind (& other parts of you!) to good use! I think this is a really cool idea: http://www.40acts.org.uk/
Monday, February 10, 2014
Sunday, February 2, 2014
An Alternative
I hate milk. I always have, perhaps it's the consistency, perhaps it's the taste, it may be a combination of the two, but either way, getting my calcium and other essential nutrients is a bit of a trick without drinking milk. That is why today I am thankful for cheese! I love cheese! And cheese comes in so many different flavours! You can also buy it by the brick or in slices or shredded or even in a wheel! I'm also thankful for this new "oat milk" that I just discovered. I suppose I should have tried almond milk a long time ago, and maybe I'll do that next week, but today I am thankful for this oat milk that I've got. Even more so because it is chocolate!
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Snug as a Bug
Today I am most thankful for my bed. The last time that I was sincerely thankful for my bed was when I first moved in and I wasn't sure I would even have a bed to sleep in that night, but thankfully, it was delivered and I set it up joyfully. Today I am grateful mainly for my duvet. A wonderful, warm, comfortable duvet is one of the greatest things you can have in the winter time and today, I am so happy to curl up inside it and enjoy.
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Thursday 16 Jan
Today the sky is clear and sunny; the day is full of hope and potential! I am having lunch with a friend (which is a big deal since I haven't got the same, massive community here that I do back in Canada) and then I am dropping off three job applications, very exciting!
Monday, January 13, 2014
Jobless, temporary retirement, involuntary gap year?
Today I am thankful that I can follow my own schedule.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Social Butterfly
I'm stuck in Canada. It's a great place to be stuck, it's massive and it's home. But when you've got things to do and life to live in other places, it's not ideal. That said, I've been blessed with more time to spend with people that I love! Each time I say a goodbye, I am struck by the comedy that I'll probably have to say another the way this weather is acting, keeping me here. But I am thankful because I am able to invest more time into friendships face-to-face rather than bouncing e-mails across oceans and through timezones. There is something so rich about real life (what an understatement) that just cannot be replicated through any kind of social media. On the other hand, I am so thankful for that same social media when I am distanced from my friends and family so that we can share life more than we could if we were limited to phone calls or letters (although I do love a good letter!).
Restoration
Today has been a restful day. I've spent it reading, writing, e-mailing, snuggling with my dogs; being restored. Normally, I would fight this kind of "unproductive" day and beat the pavement or my keyboard keys to whizz through an extended to-do list, and there is value in that. But today, today is a day for restoration, for rebuilding myself and relaxing so that I can be a better person on days when I have a demanding to-do list.
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