Thoughts On An Awesome Day...

Today was a really awesome day. Woke up feeling spritely after a Great night of sleep and cuddling, Perfect weather, coffee date with a friend, light work-out, awesome lunch and bike ride to the beac, sat outside and read my book, caught the last part of my favorite movie and the day isn't even over..... I'm not sure how we seem to get so caught up in stress. It's far too easy and it pisses me off that I just can't seem to shake a bad mood as easy as I use to. Days like these are what get us through our self-placed stress. I feel like I have been incredibly un-motivated and un-inspired lately. I guess I could blame it on the past few months of dreary Florida winter weather, but I know it was there long before. Sometimes you just have to get your ass up and do something that you *know* you will enjoy doing. I always find myself asking the same question: Since when do we prioritize work and stress above simple pleasures and a relaxed lifestyle? (I wish I had a better way of wording that) I'm slowly learning that there are certain things you just have. to. let. go. (Easier said than done. ) Im trying to step outside of my own head when I find myself getting worked up over something small.


I follow Yoga Girl on Instagram and I can honestly say that it's some of the most inspirational writing... without being cheap and preachy. I feel like I actually *learn* something when I read her posts. A few days ago, she talked about how we should learn, most importantly, to forgive ourselves for everything in our lives. Mistakes are going to happen, pain is going to happen and sadness is going to happen, but that's a sign that we should be seeking a different path. She worded it in a much more elegant way, but the idea of self-forgiveness was, sadly, so foreign to me.

Another thing she said was that we owe it to ourselves to fully immerse our life in our passions and to take pride in the things we are good at. That's actually the second time someone has said that to me this week, finally it is starting to resonate.

By no means do I have a handle on life just because of one good day, but it sure helps me see the light at the end of an otherwise dark tunnel. Shit gets real in the blink of an eye and I'm working on letting that go too....