I had planned to go to bed early last night and then unexpected thing after unexpected thing happened which meant I went to bed way later than I had planned… So then I woke up later than I would have liked this morning (because I am working hard to make sleep a priority so I let myself sleep in some).
I felt tired and behind, the kids were already up and snapping at each other, and I wished I could just crawl back into bed. But I needed to get the kids fed and out the door for camp and I needed to get on with my other responsibilities for the day.
So I have a choice: I can go through my day snapping at everyone, feeling stressed, and complaining about being tired. Or, I can choose to be grateful for the sleep I got, choose to be thankful for the opportunity to be flexible, and choose to embrace the moment right in front of me.
I’m going to choose the latter. And also, I think I might choose some extra coffee, too. 😉
Let’s choose joy today — no matter what our circumstances or struggles are. They don’t have the power to ruin our attitude.
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Not sure what’s going on, but my “want to” just isn’t there today. 🙁 We do plan to go to the Library for a movie later on today. Maybe it’s the heat. I know how you feel. Thank you. Maybe just doing something small will be better than nothing at all.
Wendy
Yes! Doing something small is better than doing nothing at all!
Extra coffee for me too, today! Gonna focus on the moment in front of me and practice choosing joy. Thanks for the reminder, Crystal.
On days like this, extra coffee is a must if we are going to choose joy! 😉
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Thanks for this reminder!! I didn’t get much sleep either and woke up with a sinus headache- I need to choose joy even if I don’t feel great. I think I will have another cup of coffee:) have a great day Crystal!!
Here’s to hoping there’s lots of coffee in your day and a good night’s rest in your future tonight!