Month: March 2010

I’ve noticed that I’m allowing situations to control my emotions (particularly, a situation involving a drop-shipped item that the delivery driver insisted belonged to our department when it clearly did not — but according to him, I “don’t know what [I’m] talking about). I had to stop, take a moment to make myself more aware of how the situations were affecting me emotionally, and take steps to be more mindful of myself and my reactions. Take the challenges and tests as they come, appreciate the lessons and learn to be more mindful in the process. Breathe, count to ten, and remember that it’s not as bad as it seems.

This morning, I became aware of my gait. I was walking much better than I can recall in recent memory. I felt much more graceful and agile. I felt as though my posture was straightening out again. I don’t know if you can say it was because I only really drank warm fluids yesterday (tea, green tea, herbal teas) or if it’s due to my lack of junk food. Regardless, I feel better than I can recall I have in the past several months. My outlook seems so much brighter — maybe it was finding not one, not two, but three cherry blossom trees growing around town. In fact, I noticed we have a cherry blossom tree right behind our apartment on Saturday afternoon. I didn’t notice that before, and we’ve been in our current apartment for over two years now. For today, I’ve felt at peace with life and myself. I don’t know what brought this on, but I welcome more days like this. To be at peace in the present moment is to live a life of happiness.