When my sister started a new venture and took on the 100 Days of Happiness challenge, I was skeptical at first. It would mean a hundred days of exuding happiness, even during the times you don’t feel too happy at all. It is so much easier to just retreat to the dark pit that we know all too well.
And so Day 1 started, and every day following she would send me a daily quote of inspiration. Even on Saturdays and Sundays. I would wake up to sticky notes pasted on my bedroom mirror so it would be the first thing I see when I wake up. The quotes became a daily routine, where every morning I would get to the office and check my mails to see if any “happiness” came through. I was surprised that she had stuck to it.
Yesterday was her 100th day on the Happy Train and she wanted it to be, and I quote “Epic”. I awaited the last quote and I was pleasantly content with the message:
“Yes you’re right, it’s easier to lay in bed all day rather than to get up each morning to that crappy job that you dislike so much. It’s easier not to take that chance as to caring what other’s might think. It’s easier to say "Fuck it, I give up" than it is to say "Fuck this, I can do it!" So you know what, I’m not going to sit here and tell you day after day you can do this. If you don’t believe you can, then you can’t. That’s the honest truth. You need to do this for you. If you don’t want it enough, then you sure as hell won’t achieve it. So that’s the easy way out. You could remain as you are and continue to be ungrateful, because you can’t realise that you are only hurting yourself. I didn’t say it would be easy, I said it would be worth it. Surrender to what is, let go of what was and have faith in what will be.”
Mind the profanity. I assume it was for emphasis. Nonetheless, I loved it. It addressed the issue, which is never necessarily our circumstances, but how we react to our circumstances. What are doing to move up, to move out or just in general to move forward? Will we wallow away in bed or will we get up and make something happen? Anything. Each small step is a step in the right direction.
“I didn’t say it would be easy, I said it would be worth it.”
Simple, really. Have a smashing day!
ML,
And so Day 1 started, and every day following she would send me a daily quote of inspiration. Even on Saturdays and Sundays. I would wake up to sticky notes pasted on my bedroom mirror so it would be the first thing I see when I wake up. The quotes became a daily routine, where every morning I would get to the office and check my mails to see if any “happiness” came through. I was surprised that she had stuck to it.
Yesterday was her 100th day on the Happy Train and she wanted it to be, and I quote “Epic”. I awaited the last quote and I was pleasantly content with the message:
“Yes you’re right, it’s easier to lay in bed all day rather than to get up each morning to that crappy job that you dislike so much. It’s easier not to take that chance as to caring what other’s might think. It’s easier to say "Fuck it, I give up" than it is to say "Fuck this, I can do it!" So you know what, I’m not going to sit here and tell you day after day you can do this. If you don’t believe you can, then you can’t. That’s the honest truth. You need to do this for you. If you don’t want it enough, then you sure as hell won’t achieve it. So that’s the easy way out. You could remain as you are and continue to be ungrateful, because you can’t realise that you are only hurting yourself. I didn’t say it would be easy, I said it would be worth it. Surrender to what is, let go of what was and have faith in what will be.”
Mind the profanity. I assume it was for emphasis. Nonetheless, I loved it. It addressed the issue, which is never necessarily our circumstances, but how we react to our circumstances. What are doing to move up, to move out or just in general to move forward? Will we wallow away in bed or will we get up and make something happen? Anything. Each small step is a step in the right direction.
“I didn’t say it would be easy, I said it would be worth it.”
Simple, really. Have a smashing day!
ML,