A little bit of Sunday Inspiration
When Fall comes around it seems like the type of year to enjoy the not to hot & not too cold weather, spend a lot of time outside, enjoy all the seasonal treats like pumpkin pie & al things pumpkin spice, to light your cinnamon candles and to pull out all the knitted sweaters you own.
I do all those cliche fall things and I enjoy them endlessly when I get the chance. However, most of my time is actually spent st(ressing)udying for midterms, doing my countless assignments, attending class, trying to prevent my house from turning into a garbage dump...
Sadly, as much as I love Fall (my absolute favourite season actually) the constant pressure from university is always weighing on me, making it hard to actually take a breath and enjoy the changing season around me.
Sometimes it's hard to actually slow down, look at the life you've been given and appreciate who you are and why you're here.
THIS JUST GOT REAL DEEP REAL FAST BRACE YOURSELVES
Recently I've been thinking about this a lot, in a good way of course. I can thank a new book I picked up for that.
It was a quick read, probably not more than 300 pages but I feel like coming out of this book I have a new appreciation for everything and everyone that makes me life what it is and make me who I am.
It's helped me take in why I should enjoy the little things in life I usually take for granted every day like the boy who held the door for me after my lecture or the professor who stayed after class for 15 minutes to answer my questions or chatting with my roommates while we all eat dinner at night or the hot chocolate I drink every morning or that I have eLECTRICITY OR THAT I CAN TAKE HOT SHOWERS OR THAT IM NOT ADDICTED TO DRUGS OR MY Dog being excited to see me when I visit home on weekends.
Sometimes when you have a lot going on it's hard to actually realize everything you have to be happy about, or realize that even the small things you do can change the world.
I was inspired by this book to change my outlook and my actions in a way that have made me realize life is truly beautiful.
I've compiled a list of a few things I've done that have truly made a difference:
1. Be polite. Ask the person at the cafe making your morning coffee how they're doing. Use your pleases and your thank yous. Let them know you appreciate the hard work they put into serving you. In my past experience working is customer service jobs can be frustrating but just a simple nice customer could change my entire mood for my shift.
2. Take a long, hot shower/bath every Sunday night. I've actually been doing this one since I was about 15 but it's a nice treat to myself before taking on another week.
3. And speaking of treating yourself TREAY YO' SELF. Buy the XL fries because you got out of bed this morning and made it into the world and THATS AN ACHIEVEMENT.
4. Exercise. I'm not saying you have to go on a 10k run but I've found going on long walks and just appreciating nature and trees (ESPECIALLY TREES) has been good easing my mind and for my figure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5. Call up your mom, dad, best friend, sibling anyone you have known for awhile. Catching up is never bad and when I feel at my worst and as if my life is spinning out of control, speaking with someone who has been around in my best and my worst times put my thoughts in a better perspective and reminds me my problems are merely temporary.
6. CHOCOLATE.
7. Don't be afraid to ask questions and/or challenge people. Whether it's to your professor or to your parents. Realize that WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY MATTERS. The worst thing you could do is let your mind go to waste. The best case scenario is you prove just how smart/rational you are and if you end up being wrong, well thats part of learning and growing up. You'll leave with a different perspective than you would have if you had chosen to stay quiet.
8. When in doubt meditate. Really. It can be even for 5 minutes. It sounds weird and I'm not sure of the logistics but it puts a spell over you that calms you right down. Its odd but it works. Trust me on this one.
I challenge you to try these out.
And if you get the chance, pick up The Five People You Meet in Heaven!!!!!!!
Jade
I do all those cliche fall things and I enjoy them endlessly when I get the chance. However, most of my time is actually spent st(ressing)udying for midterms, doing my countless assignments, attending class, trying to prevent my house from turning into a garbage dump...
Sadly, as much as I love Fall (my absolute favourite season actually) the constant pressure from university is always weighing on me, making it hard to actually take a breath and enjoy the changing season around me.
Sometimes it's hard to actually slow down, look at the life you've been given and appreciate who you are and why you're here.
THIS JUST GOT REAL DEEP REAL FAST BRACE YOURSELVES
Recently I've been thinking about this a lot, in a good way of course. I can thank a new book I picked up for that.
The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a book about a man named Eddie who dies on his 83rd birthday in a freak accident at the amusement park he works at. During his life Eddie truly believed he had done nothing relevant with his life, he had gone to war as a young man and ended up with injuries that would hold him back the rest the his life. Once Eddie goes to heaven goes through and is stuck in this weird limbo where he meets five people who have impacted his life in some major way or he has impacted in some major way. Now I don't want to spoil the book for you but most of the five people are actually strangers to him. In the end making him realize he actually hadn't wasted his life at all.
It's helped me take in why I should enjoy the little things in life I usually take for granted every day like the boy who held the door for me after my lecture or the professor who stayed after class for 15 minutes to answer my questions or chatting with my roommates while we all eat dinner at night or the hot chocolate I drink every morning or that I have eLECTRICITY OR THAT I CAN TAKE HOT SHOWERS OR THAT IM NOT ADDICTED TO DRUGS OR MY Dog being excited to see me when I visit home on weekends.
Sometimes when you have a lot going on it's hard to actually realize everything you have to be happy about, or realize that even the small things you do can change the world.
I was inspired by this book to change my outlook and my actions in a way that have made me realize life is truly beautiful.
I've compiled a list of a few things I've done that have truly made a difference:
1. Be polite. Ask the person at the cafe making your morning coffee how they're doing. Use your pleases and your thank yous. Let them know you appreciate the hard work they put into serving you. In my past experience working is customer service jobs can be frustrating but just a simple nice customer could change my entire mood for my shift.
2. Take a long, hot shower/bath every Sunday night. I've actually been doing this one since I was about 15 but it's a nice treat to myself before taking on another week.
3. And speaking of treating yourself TREAY YO' SELF. Buy the XL fries because you got out of bed this morning and made it into the world and THATS AN ACHIEVEMENT.
4. Exercise. I'm not saying you have to go on a 10k run but I've found going on long walks and just appreciating nature and trees (ESPECIALLY TREES) has been good easing my mind and for my figure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5. Call up your mom, dad, best friend, sibling anyone you have known for awhile. Catching up is never bad and when I feel at my worst and as if my life is spinning out of control, speaking with someone who has been around in my best and my worst times put my thoughts in a better perspective and reminds me my problems are merely temporary.
6. CHOCOLATE.
7. Don't be afraid to ask questions and/or challenge people. Whether it's to your professor or to your parents. Realize that WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY MATTERS. The worst thing you could do is let your mind go to waste. The best case scenario is you prove just how smart/rational you are and if you end up being wrong, well thats part of learning and growing up. You'll leave with a different perspective than you would have if you had chosen to stay quiet.
8. When in doubt meditate. Really. It can be even for 5 minutes. It sounds weird and I'm not sure of the logistics but it puts a spell over you that calms you right down. Its odd but it works. Trust me on this one.
I challenge you to try these out.
And if you get the chance, pick up The Five People You Meet in Heaven!!!!!!!
Jade
I truly agree with your list. ;) But chocolate? No, pleasse. It's too much. I feel like after drinking chocolate in fall/winter time I gain one pound each minute. I will wait with it till spring. ;)
ReplyDeleteMuch love!
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