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> “The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life. You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose.” ― Arnold Bennett

Some days just have a bigger spring in their step than others. Today is one of those days – well, so far anyway lol. Although, having said that – I don’t suppose it would have taken much to beat yesterday with the way I was feeling. Definitely seems to have been a bug because Jude appears to be a little under the weather with the same symptoms. I just hope he doesn’t end up feeling as grotty as I did.

So, its Monday – again. We have all done a full trip around the track and are once again presented with the opportunity to start fresh. Technically, we have that opportunity every single morning and if you really want to dissect it, every single moment – but I think for the most part, most of us would look at Mondays as the most common recurring “beginning”. 

When it comes down to the nuts and bolts, we don’t need very much in life in order for us to be happy – pretty much all the ingredients lie within us. Like I said last Monday and will probably say again next Monday – in one form or another, there is no day in the week which should be tainted by negative stigma – especially Monday!

Don’t get me wrong, I love my weekends (don’t we all) but I actually really love Mondays too, because there is literally an entire week of potential right in front of me and I can choose to do absolutely anything I want with it. Earlier this morning I was lying in bed debating to myself whether I should continue lying there for that extra 30 minutes or whether I should just get up. I got up, because the reality is, I was not going to be able to sleep anymore, so there really is not any point. I would far rather just get busy doing the things I want to do for the day.

Like I have said previously, (glory I repeat myself a lot) – having a routine for your morning adds purpose to your day and when you kick start your day with purpose it feels good! In order to keep your attention in the right place consistently, you need to remind yourself of what is truly important in your life right now – in the “big picture”. Is it focusing on yourself, working toward a new career direction, clearing debt, improving family relationships? It could be anything – but whatever it is… remind yourself of that “DIRECTION”. 

If there are certain things in your life which are making it difficult for you to focus on the positive “big picture”, then try lowering your ***happiness bar*** for a little bit. Instead of allowing your mind to be consumed by the “for now” unchangeable, like the boss which is always picking on you, debts and bills or anything else that is distracting you negatively… place your gratitude on smaller things like the weather, having food on your table, the good people in your life etc. Things which you CAN in fact be happy for ***in the now***. 

> “We grow up with such an idealistic view on how our life should be; love, friendships, a career or even the place we will live ~ only to age and realise none of it is what you expected & reality is a little disheartening, when you've reached that realisation; you have learnt the gift of all, any new beginning can start now and if you want anything bad enough you'll find the courage to pursue it with all you have. The past doesn't have to be the future, stop making it so.” ― Nikki Rowe

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