Frustration to Appreciation
This morning I awoke at 6am, as I have been trying to do lately. I felt mostly rested and ready to start the day. I had a moment's peace as I stretched, got dressed to workout, and gathered my things. As I was brushing my teeth, unwisely using those moments to think about the things that completely frustrated me the day before, I began to get aggravated all over again. Walking to the gym, my thoughts were unintentionally focused on the problems with my newest commitment (summer volunteer project)and thinking about how unfair and unjust the world can be.
As I began to workout, I began to hear this little voice repeat "things will get better". I passed it off as "jiminy cricket" (conscience) trying to motivate me.
As I worked my way through my routine of machines and flexed muscles, I came to one of my favorite machines in the room. I like this machine the most, not because it makes me feel strong, or because of how hard it works my thighs, but because it is situated right in front of a window that looks out onto the foothills of the Appalachian mountains. Sitting in this seat, pumping iron and looking out the window...I could do that all day long. This morning it was especially beautiful with the fog laying in the hills, like a baby in a cradle. Draped luminscently over ever tree and valley, it gave a mystical and powerful feel to a landscape that I see everyday.
Realizing, in that moment, that a person in a particular place and time, with certain situations at hand, that that person has the opportunity to turn that plain, old, same-old-same-old hillside moment into one that is beautiful, uplifting, and magical. I finished my workout with a much more energized feel and a new enthusiasm for the day.
I've decided to remind myself of that moment everytime I feel my pessimistic nature taking over, and to try to remember to make a magical opportunity out of an ordinary day. I hope you have a magical day!
As I began to workout, I began to hear this little voice repeat "things will get better". I passed it off as "jiminy cricket" (conscience) trying to motivate me.
As I worked my way through my routine of machines and flexed muscles, I came to one of my favorite machines in the room. I like this machine the most, not because it makes me feel strong, or because of how hard it works my thighs, but because it is situated right in front of a window that looks out onto the foothills of the Appalachian mountains. Sitting in this seat, pumping iron and looking out the window...I could do that all day long. This morning it was especially beautiful with the fog laying in the hills, like a baby in a cradle. Draped luminscently over ever tree and valley, it gave a mystical and powerful feel to a landscape that I see everyday.
Realizing, in that moment, that a person in a particular place and time, with certain situations at hand, that that person has the opportunity to turn that plain, old, same-old-same-old hillside moment into one that is beautiful, uplifting, and magical. I finished my workout with a much more energized feel and a new enthusiasm for the day.
I've decided to remind myself of that moment everytime I feel my pessimistic nature taking over, and to try to remember to make a magical opportunity out of an ordinary day. I hope you have a magical day!
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