the other day while i was on twitter i saw a quote that said, "life becomes so much better when you decide not to care as much" amen amen and amen. what a powerful messaged in so little words. this quote hit home to me and i have found that it is absolutely true. preception is our reality. we can't always control what happens to us but we can control the way we choose to look at what happens to us. we have the choice to decide how much we are going to be affected. there is a power in positive thinking.
so how do we just not care when we are truly bothered about something?well.... i think the key is to put our focus on the things that give us the most joy rather than putting our focus on things that make us uneasy. where we choose to put our focus is so important.
since i have recently been trying to overcome a little crisis in my life, i have found that the fastest way to bounce back from being sad is to surround myself with the things that make happy...
1) music
2)good friends
3)in depth conversations
4)tv shows
5) romantic comedies
6) going out to dinner
7) making plans (gives me something to look forward to constantly)
8) making treats
9) fall/october
10) and detatching myself for the one thing that makes me sad!!
when you fill your time with things that are postive and things that bring you happiness it is so much easier to let go of the one thing that makes you way sad. i have decided that i am going to have the "not care" attitude. i mean not to the extreme or anything. i will still graduate from college and try hard but i am not going to allow myself to get down easy. life is so amazing and wonderful. sounds cliche but i mean it. why focus on the things we don't have instead of focusing on so many more of the things we do have.
count our many many blessings
trials are humbling and necessary because they makes us so apperciative and rely on the lord. they also make us better/wiser individuals. at least this recent trial made me recognize the hand of the lord in my life. i was down on my knees praying for help and guidance every night. something i hadn't done in a long time.
joy comes from the little things in life. joy is simple and happiness comes from accpeting life and what life brings. like last night, i went over to hang out with my friend lauren. we did our homework while watching friends and eating sugar cookies. i thought this is so much fun. i thought i am so happy right now, a feeling i hadn't felt in weeks. we were laughing at some old photo booth pictures i had taken on my computer. at one point i started crying because i was laughing so hard. times can be hard, but life is good.
