Gratitude, Humor, and Creativity

Gratitude…

I slept through 5 alarms yesterday because I only had about 4 hours of sleep the night before. I could’ve been irritated about my lack of sleep and waking up late, but why would I? I slept through 5 alarms before finally waking up, but somebody didn’t wake up yesterday morning. Instead of allowing myself to focus on the negativity I just simply thanked God for allowing me to open my eyes.

Humor…

As I said my morning prayers I thanked God for allowing me to see another day.  I also prayed for God to help me stay away from any and all negativity and to clear my mind from anything that wasn’t going to help me be productive. I prayed and meditated while I was driving so that I could prepare for my work day. About 2 hours after I got to work (BEFORE I drank my coffee) someone said something to me that would’ve irritated me any other day. However, instead of getting upset or irritated I found myself laughing at the situation. I giggled about it with a friend that witnessed the interaction and I moved on like it never happened.

Creativity…

I’ve been working on a birthday challenge for myself, but I didn’t want it to be simple. Yesterday I took some time to think about all of the different things that I wanted to incorporate into my challenge and how to execute those plans. Knowing how I am I had to make sure that I could keep it interesting over the course of the next couple of months, so I had to use my imagination and put a spin on my original plans. I’ll be posting about my birthday challenge within the next few days!

I purchased this inspirational journal (shown above) from TJ Maxx last year and never used it. I opened it yesterday not knowing that I would turn the page and read a piece of inspiration that I had already applied to my day. It’s funny how God works! With a minimal amount of sleep, sleeping through alarms, and dealing with attitudes from others I could’ve easily greeted my day with negativity. Thankfully, I chose not to. Greeting my day with gratitude, humor, and creativity is why I was able to get through my day with a smile on my face.

Remember to claim your day! It only has to be as bad as you allow it to be. There’s positive in every negative, but we have to be willing to find it.