Every now and then, we all have time in our life we call “a bad day”. This is the kind of day when from the very moment you wake up till the very end of a day, nothing is going well for you. I have been on these kind of days for a while. I lost my motivation and I didn’t have the power to stand up, I felt like sleeping all day and I got annoyed by little things very quickly.
It was a rough time for me, and even worse for everyone around me. So after another time I picked up a fight for no reason I decided I have to somehow manage to get myself back. The problem was, I didn't really had an idea how should I do this? So I asked for the advice my big sister. She suggested to make a list of things I am grateful in life. Honestly, I wasn't really convinced to doing this. It sounds silly to me. However, I didn't have any better idea so I had to try the only option I had so far. I started to write my list of things I should be grateful for. It took me a while. Beginning was kind of awkward. I felt like I was a little girl who someone asked: “ What you love your parents the most for?” This is kind of question when the answer seems to be obvious but yet it`s not so simple. It started with things that I know for sure I should be happy about, like amazing sisters or good health. I get really into it and eventually I found more and more. When I looked at my list after a couple of days, I was very surprised how long it became. I definitely was a lucky girl! It also make me see that not only I am lucky but also I should be proud of myself because there is a lot of stuff on my list I can thank myself for. Therefore, I noticed I have no reason to be such an unhappy and pessimistic person. If I’ve been thinking in this sort of way for years, it`s impossible to change it immediately but I started to appreciate my life a little bit more. I believe this was the moment I noticed things I need to work on. Naturally, I didn't became like one of this hippie happy people, who are always peaceful and pleased with any thing they get in life. But I am still working on it :-)
"Why do we let the one thing we don't have affect how we feel about all the things we do have? "
