Morning Thoughts

I woke up this morning with a lot of thoughts running through my head.  Thoughts about feelings, unfinished tasks, my daughter, my son, my grandchildren, my students, feelings of being overwhelmed, and so much more.  I thought about how we see things.  Some see the glass half full and other see the glass half empty.  I, the perpetual optimist, always see the glass half full.  I like to look on the bright side because there is always one.

No matter what almost happened, think of the things which did happen.  Think of the things which  were prevented from happening.  Yeah, you were almost late this morning, but you ran a little faster, caught the later bus, and made it on time.  Yeah, you almost fell down the stairs, but you grabbed the banister, caught yourself and landed on your feet.  Yeah, you almost lost your wallet, but before you could report it, someone called you at work after finding your work id in the wallet and returned it to you by lunch time.  I am sure there have been many incidences of “almost happened”, but I would bet my last two dollars that there have been  far more  good or  great incidences of things  that “did happen.”

 Trying to make sense of my morning thoughts, especially the reoccurring ones, I concluded the main message  to you and me is, “to encourage yourself.”

Sometimes, it seems like no one is witnessing your life, or that no one really cares, but the truth is one person is always witnessing your life-You, and your opinion counts!  No one knows like you do just what you had to go through to get to your current status in life-good or bad, you and only you walked in your footsteps.   You and only you, truly knows the level of sacrifice, determination, application, and perseverance  you  have put into your life. No one truly knows just what went into the choices, decisions, and accomplishments you made-- no  one but you!

Yes, it would be great to have someone  to pat you on the back, or mentioned how proud they are of you, or even that you should be or could be doing better, but don’t wait for another’s confirmation.  Encourage yourself.  Critique yourself. Review yourself. Redirect yourself. Applaud yourself. Nurture yourself. Take care of yourself, and most importantly, love yourself! No one can do you better than you can.