I'm not a person who gets depressed. Pretty much run at the same speed all the time, with the same happy, can-do attitude. Even little silly things fill me with gratitude.
But once or twice a year, I stall out. Whether it's due to overwhelm or undermotivation, I stall and get sort of blue. I forget all that I do have.
This happened a few days ago and I don't dig it.
So I decided to try and do something about it.
1.) Take walk
Check!
2.) List, while walking, all the things for which I am grateful.
- My funny, lovely, supportive family. If the Mayans are right, that's fine as long as long as my arms are wrapped around the other three residents of Hemmatopia.
- My body: my legs, butt and feet for moving me forward and my big, strong heart for pumping and my brain for heading up the control tower. Way to go, guys and gals!
- My creativity, drive and Pollyanna nature. Trust me, the first two work better with the third.
- My true love. Yeah, I know he was mentioned in that first bullet point, but what I love about him could fill up 6999 bullet points, so let me have this one for now.
- My supportive extended family. Crazy though they are, I love 'em.
- Air. I like air.
- My animals! I love animals, and mine are the bestus!
- And speaking of bestus, my best friend, who lives in Montana, is a blessing to be counted, fo' sho!
See, wasn't that easy? I only had to list that much and I was happier. Am happier! I could go on and on and on, but that was all I needed to get my head straight and keep my sh*t together. So while it may sound trite when you hear "an attitude of gratitude", it really is a simple key to hourly happiness from the minnute you open your eyes in the morning to the second you close them at night.
Same as daily walking.
Smooch,
Dani
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