Waking Up With a Smile!

Waking Up With a Smile!

By Allen Merritt ©2019

I woke up this morning with a smile on my face. I also felt rested.  After initially waking up I snuggled closer to my pillows just a little bit longer to feel appreciative of the moment. What a great way to wake up in the morning! Don’t you wish it was like that every day? I guess some days are better than others, but I cannot help but observe the effervescence of waking up with a smile. It’s palpable and emanates from my heart.

There's nothing like feeling good from the get go to put you in good spirits and positive mindsets. I decided to run with it and acknowledge this by recording my thoughts here today.

Once up, I got myself to the coffee shop and found someone standing outside asking for help. I happened to have a couple of extra PB & J sandwiches and cookies in the car, which I was keeping for just such a moment. I offered them to the man hoping it would spark a little something special in his day. Heaven knows there are plenty of people out there who are not having a good day and I figure if I can give a little something which might help them, it would be a good thing. 

The smile continues.

When I got inside the coffee shop the speakers were playing lively, high spirited, up tempo music. It made me want to move, groove and have a great day. My head was definitely bobbing around. Why not?

And when I thought further about it, I realized all of this was a great way to start a new week. After all it is Monday as I write this and the sun is shining!

I stared out the window and began to wonder how a person regularly harvests such great feelings. How does one enable the self to work toward a positive mindset, feeling that energy every single day?

For me, the first thought pointed to how I don’t want to think negatively about anything or anyone. Last thing I want is to wish anyone any ill will even when it permeates so much of our environment these days. I want to respond appropriately and refute the idea of reacting without forethought. This has to be a seed I plant each day. It must be a conscious decision I commit to.

I want to take whatever I am given and make good of it. Whether that is an action I take, a response I give or situation I am offered. Good, bad or ugly, it is up to me to make something valuable happen.

I'm grateful for the opportunity to know how I feel about each situation I come across. But I don't want to needlessly dwell on it and that is one of the great essences of trying to live a positive life or at least have a positive outlook on living life each day.

In any case, when I woke up this morning and felt really good I needed to take a moment to recognize it, then appreciate and try to understand without over-analyzing. I naturally wanted to embrace such a moment and carry it with me throughout the day. And I hope this for everyone. After all, every day we rise is an opportunity to share goodness with others.

So if you wake up smiling, find a way to pass it on. Let's take what we have and do something positive with it. After all, we’re on the same planet. We breathe the same air. We eat the same food. We share our lives with other people whether we like it or not, so let's make the most of it.

One way to do this is to start with a smile.

Take care of yourself this day.

Cheers!