"Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means you've decided to look beyond the imperfections"- unknown
Life is precious and short, we should spend our time wisely and try being happy as possible, smiling at the simple things, and being grateful for things that we don't realize we take for granted on an everyday basis ( I am a culprit of this). Just spreading positive vibes to yourself and others around you, will make you feel a whole lot better. of course theres always going to be negative situations in life...but why not trying to take something good out of the bad? I believe everything happens for a reason, though this might not always be the case for a few people, but I feel as though I cannot be angry at myself and others if something had not gone to plan or my way. If everything was perfect then the world would truly be a boring place, same goes for us humans, nobodies perfect, too cliché I know but it is true. I may be going off topic here and I could go on to talk about something on a whole new level, but for know life is made of moments.
Just recently I went on a family holiday down to the south west region of the UK, also known as the delightful atmospheric place of Cornwall. My parents deserved a well relaxed break from work, and I have to say my mum did a pretty great job on choosing where to stay. Annoyingly as the GPS woman sounds I felt a smile splurge upon my face and I became wide-eyed as she said these final last words " you have reached your final destination". We drove down a rather long drive to the cottage which was positioned at the bottom slightly in a dip, surrounded by acres of land, something else which put a smile on my face, appreciating natures beauty. During the time our shoes touched the ground as we stepped out of the car ( 5 hours of a numb bum, not that I'm complaining) we were welcomed by the Barnes family and their beautiful dog Ziggy. Within the space of a few minutes, I could tell they were very friendly people, they told us to go in and relax straight away. Homemade golden scones, jam and clotted cream were awaiting us on top of the kitchen table, along with eggs, milk, chocolate, ice-cream and the most scrumptious ginger biscuits I have ever tasted. Of course the Barnes family did not have to provide us with all this food and go out of their way to bake homemade scones for us. They also invited us around their house, where they cooked for us, let my brother and I in their house to change the music whilst we ate, then of course Tracy, the lovely owner made my grandad a delicious Victoria sponge cake for his birthday. I guess it was their choice to make us feel right at home and spread positivity and happiness, this has sparked me with the urge to write a post about being happy and positive. Thanks to two out of many people who made me feel motivated for being happy.
Happiness is a moment-to-moment choice, its easier than it seems. Other people will notice if you make that choice, and you will motivate them to do the same. Even though I don't always do it well, I try to focus on the good. There have been a lot of things that have made me happier this week and I am so grateful for getting to spend time with my family and loved ones (pets included) I always seem to underestimate how much my parents and people around me do for me. They drive me around, spend money on me, cook me lovely homemade food and provide a roof over my head and are always there for me. Listening to the rain at nighttime and running along the beach are a few other things I am grateful for, not to mention all the lovely food I have devoured, foods always something we need to talk about, right?
My goal is to try and focus on everything good in life and not let negative things get in the way, whenever it comes to myself, I always seem to pull out the negatives in everything. My friend said "Not even embracing, just completely not caring about it, why would you want to think about negative things anyway?"- embracing flaws is awesome but so is not caring at all. Just love yourself because you are you and thats what makes you unique, and love the people that are good to you.
Finding joy in the present moment, no matter how inadequate it may seem, makes a difference in other peoples lives. I'm sorry that this is a long post I just felt too happy to not write about it, I hope that you have enjoyed reading it, remember to love yourself, be happy and smile.
Morgan x
