Winters here in the Pacific Northwest are rough. For the longest time I didn't realize why they drained me so much. Where did my energy go? The rain makes it harder to get outside, and the days are so short that you only have daylight during working hours, but that's not what causes the gloomiest of gloom. It's the endless gray that does me in. Without color it all looks the same.
I've really started celebrating the bright sunrises and sunsets, and the orange morning light that we get from time to time. What a contrast from the gray! I tell my girls that they are our miracles for the day. I also wear bright clothes. Last week I called my outfit "pink explosion". I wish I had a picture. I even went out and bought myself a rainbow umbrella last week. What can I say? It was a rough week! Color makes me feel better. I feel brighter when I'm around it. I love to light a fire and a bunch of my Glassybabies and then just enjoy the glow.
I truly believe in finding those things that bring you joy in life and then seeking them out. Do what you can to be surrounded by them. Call them miracles (it just feels more exciting!), and then focus on all their goodness. I know it's hardest when you are feeling like crap. Sometimes I forget that there are things that can help pull me out of the pit of despair, but I'm trying to remember. Lighting candles and looking for mother nature's little miracles are two easy ways.
We spend so much time bogged down by all the things that aren't going right. I say we start putting more of our energy towards all the things that are. Gratitude is an amazing tool.
Pollyanna out!
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