It Comes Down to Attitude

I feel like i'm a pretty positive person. I've never been one to dwell on the negative and it's always been easy for me to point out the good in any situation. To me, things are just a lot easier if you go at it with a good attitude. No matter how 'easy' it is to be happy, life will still try it's hardest to knock you down. And for the last couple of weeks, it's been trying harder then ever at me. 

Compared to someone else, I can't say my life is hard, because it's not. I've been blessed with a life full of great things that I don't have a lot of room to complain. But no matter how blessed one person is, we will all face our own battles and trials. For me, it's the little things. It's the loneliness of another Friday night spent at home, the feelings you get driving past Grandma's house remembering what it was like when she was here and only wishing you could spend just 10 more minutes with her. It's the frustration that comes from trying to make decisions that will affect you for the next couple of years ahead. By themselves they don't seem so significant but as they add up, so does the stress.

I came across this and it hit me. If i'm not happy but want to be happy I have to change something. That simple thing I have to change...my own attitude.

-It's not another lonely night at home, but it's a night I get the chance to spend with my family.
-When I miss my Grandma I can't help but think of the lady she was and the memories we made. As she taught me through example of who I should be becoming, I have those lessons to remember and work on to be the granddaughter she would be proud of.
-Even through the frustration of the decisions I have, I can see a future. I have opportunities and experiences that I get to be apart of.

What's the point in getting upset in a situation we can't control? It's inevitable that we will be sad, hurt, lost, and lonely in life. But it's also our choice on how much that affects us. The simple choice to change your attitude in any situation can make you feel happy, content, like you belong and even a sense of understanding. What I've learned most through this is that we need to worry only about the things we can control and with that, we have a lot of power in deciding how we feel. The situation doesn't change as I change my attitude but for me, it gets a little bit more bearable.

Grandma Larson.

Remembering Grandma Larson. 

Why wouldn't I want to spend Friday nights with him? ;)