Committing to Happiness

I’m not sure if it’s the gray skies (seasonal depression is a real thing,) or a change of mindset but the last few weeks I haven’t been myself. I’m a glass overflowing kind of girl, and for some reason I’ve been having a hard time thinking that way. I think we all feel this way sometimes, not able to find the zest in life.

To me, this feeling reminds me that there are different shades of glasses we can put on to view the world in which we live. The best part, WE pick which shades we want to be looking through. It’s a choice, one we get to make. When you think about it, that’s empowering. No, we can’t control everything that happens to us in our lives, but we can decide how to respond and view those events.

So last week, (yes, last week and I am blogging about it now… I promise I’ll be more diligent in writing from here on out) with my cloudy mind fogging up my usually rose tinted glasses, I made a commitment to myself.

I sat down and decided it was time to think differently. I wanted to remind myself that the pain now, being far from home, feeling sometimes lost at work, and still trying to find my place here in Cincinnati, is worth the greater goal at the end. Sometimes, you have to train your brain and that’s exactly what I chose to do.

I decided to write down this commitment to myself. I plan to read it every night before I go to bed. It serves as a reminder that I am strong enough to battle what comes my way. Saying that is only part of the solution though. A plan needs to be put in place of how I will reach my goals, which is why I laid out a few under my commitment. Finally, I must execute the plan.

I am excited to get back on the train tracks after being derailed. It happens to us all, and that’s okay. Well, it’s only okay if you find yourself back on the tracks. It takes work to be happy, but the pleasure of being happy is worth it. Oh, sooooo worth it.