So often I am reminded of the power and meaning of everyday life.
Watching a sun set, or a baby sleep, or staying up late talking to a close friend: I am constantly in awe of these things that I get to experience during an average week. 95% of my day I get to look at the people around me and say "Wow. These are all beautiful, intelligent, sweet people." The other 5% of the time I'm alone and I get to experience the peace of solitude and reflection. I have enough beauty in my life to be humbled until the day I die.
Yet daily I find myself upset, in some sort of crisis, and complaining to everyone around me. How do I fix this?
Discipline.
Just like how I fail at studying, spend hundreds of dollars at a time, and always stay up way later than I should, my self control continues to be a problem. I let insignificant events consume my thoughts and wallow in self pity instead of just sucking it up and deciding to be positive. Luckily, this is easily remedied. For me, I've found that taking a few minutes out of every frustrating/upsetting/disappointing situation and putting it all in perspective makes my problems virtually disappear. Making a list of all of the blessings in my life usually makes me realize preeeettty quickly that I should shut up and stop complaining. If not, a little time reflecting/meditating/praying never hurts either. For as fortunate I am, it would be a waste for me to get so lost in my own problems that I couldn't help anyone else. And really, that applies to everyone. Those who are so consumed in their selves and their own lives cannot give anything to others. And at least in my life, giving back to others is the ultimate goal. So, at the very least, I need to suck up my own troubles and forget about them so I can help others. Hope y'all can take something from that too.
