Today was a hard day. It was one of those days where I stay in my pajamas, lay in bed and cry. I don't know if others have those days, but I have them every now and then. At one point, Michael humbly told me that I need to stop focusing on the bad things in my life and start realizing how good I have it. One of his favorite things to tell me is "It could always be worse." I HATE when he tells me that. What he says is true, but that doesn't mean I am supposed to like hearing it :)
So, since I slept most the day, I was just now laying in bed unable to sleep. I decided to type a few things I am grateful for to help me open my eyes and get out of this slump.
1) I am grateful for the ability to cry. I know there are some who find it hard to cry....but not me. I can cry and I am grateful that I am able to have that emotional release.
2) I am grateful for honesty. It is a hard thing to find in people, but it is very refreshing when you know you can truly trust a person.
3) I am grateful for my husband and his ability to help me see the good in myself. He makes me feel important and I love him for it.
4) I am grateful for funny movies. Michael and I watched a very funny movie tonight and it really relaxed me.
5) Finally, I am grateful for my children. All three of them noticed how sad I was today and tried to cheer me up. They were surprisingly well behaved today and it made it much easier to feel blessed :)
2 comments:
Elder Eyring has a great talk in this months Ensign about Gratitude. It might be helpful to read that. I enjoyed it.
We all have hard days. I was in a bad mood myself yesterday, for no real good reason either. Reminding myself of the good things always helps me too.
Maybe you were just sad because you won't be able to see Ethan at Christmas? :)
We are all entitled to have a bad day. You can be grateful for your life and still have a bad day too. Cry all you want, I do it all the time :)
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