As part of my Lent, I promised to be more positive because last semester was so miserable for me and I don't blame that entirely on my surroundings/others. I think I definitely played a factor in my own unhappiness as well. I didn't exactly realize it until this semester when I would wake up in the morning and just be in a good mood already. No joke, I would leave my apartment and smile at the passersby of NYC, I would be just that happy. This was pretty consistent for a while, but like every other person I would hit my slumps.
Sometimes I feel that the everyday small things can really get to me. Most days it won't affect me, but other days the bad things just really pile up. Someone will push me on the subway, I'll forget to bring lunch, I'll be late to class, so on and so forth.
But one day when I was pouting because I had to take an uptown train just to get downtown which was then delayed and then I had to transfer because the train was no longer stopping at my stop and my bag weighed 20 pounds heavier because I had to bring my textbook to study for my midterm that day and my over-sized laptop to work on an essay and etc etc etc. I realized what a headache I was giving myself.
My dad has always told me, "You can either choose to be happy or you can choose to be miserable." So I decided to be happy. Why shouldn't I be? I live in the greatest city in the world, I've got friends to make me laugh, family to support me, clothes on my back, and a life worth living happily.
So I think the overarching theme of this blog will be positive thinking and living. Which kind of sounds hippie-dippie, admittedly. But then again, I'm a little hippie-dippie sometimes. Anyway, I've posted a video before on Twitter and Facebook a while ago on being positive. But, this video still really inspires me to stay positive and to be honest still gives me chills, so I think it's worth posting on here. So here ya go!
Sendin' you good vibes all the time (is that too corny of a sign-off? I don't even care)
Priya
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