“When you're washing up, pray. Be thankful that there are
plates to be washed; that means there was food, that you fed someone, that
you've lavished care on one or more people, that you cooked and laid the
table." - Paulo Coelho
My life has drastically changed. I do not remember when or
how it happened. Several years ago, I reveled with the thought that I was
manic-depressive. Happiness was a hoax. I called that my "eeyoric"
stage. I really did not believe in happiness but I know what unhappy was like.
I woke up every morning, bored, uninterested, not knowing my purpose or meaning
in life.
Sometime, somewhere, something happened. I woke up and I
decided to shake off that negative feeling and really put in some effort to
feel better about my life. It sounds so cliche but listing down all the
blessings that you have, small or big, really helps -- the air you breathe, the
food you eat, the home you go to.
I am grateful to God that He helped my transformation. Now,
I can say that I am happy 90% of the time. Yes, the attitude of gratitude is my
bottomless source of happy.
So today? Nothing grand but I love the little things that
happened today --
1. Drove through
Roxas and EDSA and arrived home safe and sound <and very much alive>
2. Was able to interact with other people from work who I do
not normally talk to <very refreshing, actually>
3. Survived another presentation to an audience of more than
a hundred.
4. As weird as it has been, the Fish Spa experience in Manila
Oceanpark.
5. Good organic coffee from Green Bean in Manila Oceanpark
and the "unlimited" coffee from Starbucks! <caffeine heaven,
thanks Cherry!>
6. Flashback photos of my best friends in high school and
crazy kindergarten photos.
7. My family in good health, my husband in good health, my
puppy in good health.
8. Wearing my fave sneakers on a weekday! <nyahaha, and
jeans at that>
9. Being appreciated for what I do. <warms the heart>
10. Waking up. <and in the right side of the bed>
How about you? What's your today's ten?
xx,
Corporate Junkie
