In the past month, I’ve joined my mind first and foremost to highly positive thoughts.
This is more work than you might think.
Bold storms take up much more of my listening time. And the more news I listen to means listening to more bad news.
I’m diligently working to slam more light into my days. The winter brings less daylight and colder days. I’m an outdoor guy, so forced to stay inside to avoid the brutal weather is not easily done.
When my friend and trainer Phil Beans challenged us all to name twenty wins we had last year, I was motivated to get myself more than twenty. In fact, I am trying to find one each day.
The first thing I’m noticing is my better mood. I’m wondering sometimes why I’m in a good mood. I’m laughing more and less angry at life. I’m giggling about small things which are now bringing me more silly joy.
I might have had fun in the past, but always felt it wasn’t big enough.
Like many people, I was looking for more and having a hard time with less. I felt my life was missing much too much. That flared anger and depression.
Going back each day and clearing the failures while celebrating the wins is making me a better and more grateful man.
What will happen next, who can say?
But three hundred sixty five days of small wins just may help you and me change how we see our days forever.