God has a way putting a smile on your face even when you don't feel like smiling. I went to bed last night feeling very sad and with a lot on my mind. After I said my prayers, I told myself I would feel better in the morning. In spite of my best efforts, I woke up around 4:00 a.m. still feeling sad. I couldn't get back to sleep so I decided to get up and hit the gym. On the way into the gym I told myself that working out would make me feel better. After 90 minutes of cardio while reading Iyanla and listening to gospel, I wiped my sweat and walked to my car...still feeling sad. By that time it was around 6:15, so I decided to stop at Starbucks to continue reading my book and have a cup...I was not yet ready to take my sweaty sad behind home. The guy at the register greeted me in a friendly voice and tried to engage with me about why I should try a Skinny Caramel Macchiato over my normal Skinny Vanilla Latte. He then tried to start a conversation with me about how my holidays went. Still committed to being sad, I gave him a short answer, paid my tab, and stepped aside. Couldn't he see I was trying to be sad????
While I was waiting for my drink, the barista asked me if I had made any new year’s resolutions. I thought it was an odd question but I responded and said. “No not really.” I asked him, “Did you?” He said, "You know, I just want to appreciate family and true friends more, they are all I've got." I looked at him sideways as he handed me my Skinny Caramel Macchiato and for the first time that morning, I smiled. I said to him, "You're right, and sometimes they are all we need." I sat down to enjoy my coffee and decided then and there that I was going to have a good day.
All day I kept going back to that encounter with the barista because it had a huge impact on how my day went. I CAN choose my mood...no matter what negative things are going on in my life, I can decide how I respond to them. No matter what the situation, I can choose to speak light or I can choose to speak darkness over it. Today I chose light! Traci H.
I think positive thoughts because every cell within my body responds to every thought I think and every word I speak. -Louise Hay
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