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There are things that I have to remind myself of on a daily basis. I am so incredibly grateful to be in the place that I am today, but some days it is hard to remember all the great things when the day is constantly going wrong. I think that there has to be a point when you tell yourself that you have to stop certain things and change your path to get back to where you originally wanted to go when you woke up that morning. There are plenty of times when I leave my dorm to go class and the only thing I want to do is go back inside and stay in bed for the day. 

My mother likes to watch the shows with people like Joel Osteen, who give you encouragement on your walk through life. I once overheard one of these shows and a man was telling the audience that, in a time of strife or trouble, to tell yourself this phrase: "These things will not move me." And then you should repeat with each word emphasized each time. So, I tried it. I've said it aloud to myself in the car, in my head, and even when I'm seeing things on my Twitter feed. It takes one small thing to ruin our mood or our day, but it takes an even smaller phrase to help you turn it around.

So, I think there has to be this moment, when your day has started off bad and just continued to go downhill where you close your eyes and remind yourself that you are in control of how your day goes. You are the one in charge of your mood and attitude. If you see bad, you'll get bad. If you see the good, you never know what wonderful things are waiting on you.

catch you later,

Karleigh

 

"Keep your face towards the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you." // Walt Whitman