Life can seem a little mundane at times,
The same things going on day after day.
Unless we have a holiday booked or something planned,
The things we do each day can feel boring and samey.
Is this how life feels for you most days?
Well life used to feel like that for me too,
Until I looked at the things I do a little differently.
Life is a precious gift.
We all probably know someone who didn't make old bones or someone who we felt passed way too soon.
So we know how fragile life is and the last thing we want is for our life to end anytime soon.
So why do we look at our own life as boring or dull,
Seemingly with nothing to look forward to?
Hello my name is Jacqueline and welcome to my Tranquil Spirits podcast.
I believe that no matter how gloomy things may look in my life,
There are always things to look forward to.
When we book a holiday we look forward to that enormously.
We count the weeks and days until it arrives,
We plan what we are going to take and what we will be doing when we are there.
If you are anything like me you are so excited you find it hard to sleep at night just thinking about it and as the time gets closer the days seem to drag.
But then we come back from holiday,
Back to our mundane life and soon that wonderful holiday becomes a distant memory and life becomes boring and dull again,
Seemingly with nothing to look forward to.
Well the way I changed my thinking was to focus on my everyday life activities in a positive,
More enthusiastic way and it has changed the way I feel about my life,
Making it exciting and I've become so appreciative of simple things.
Here are some of the things I look forward to.
First thing in the morning I look forward to a cup of tea.
Now this may be coffee for you but for me that first cup of tea tastes like nectar and really starts my day off right.
A new notebook,
I love writing and using a computer or making notes on my phone is great but there is something exciting about a new notebook,
Especially one with a positive saying or a cheerful picture on the cover.
The excitement I feel when I turn to that first page and write my thoughts or whatever comes to mind is always something I look forward to.
Oh and that brings me to new pens.
I love pens and I especially like writing my stories in different coloured inks.
I really look forward to trying out new pens because some pens are scratchy to write with and others feel so smooth that the words simply flow across the page of my notebooks.
That reminds me of another thing I look forward to and this is something we don't do as much as we used to say 10 years ago and that is receiving or sending a letter.
The excitement of a letter coming through the letterbox and seeing it lying on the mat,
Picking it up and trying to guess who sent it by looking at the handwriting.
I also love looking at the stamp,
Something I have collected since a child and then the anticipation of reading whatever is inside.
This really makes me happy.
I also enjoy looking forward to giving someone a gift on their birthday or just because I saw something I thought they may like and receiving a present is also exciting as I look forward to opening it and finding out what someone has thoughtfully chosen and then wrapped inside.
The weather also gives me many things to look forward to like the rain after a humid day or the magnificent display of a thunderstorm but the most magical of all for me is searching for the rainbow on that special rainy but sunny day and when a full moon is approaching I look forward to seeing it glow as I look up at it and make my wish.
Oh I really look forward to this time of the month deciding on the things I want to achieve before the next full moon.
This always gives me motivation.
If we really think about it we all have so many things to look forward to such as meeting a friend for coffee and giving them a warm hug,
Taking a bubble bath or shower before bed,
Snuggling into bed which has just been made with clean sheets,
Taking the first bite of a cake you can smell bacon in the oven,
Getting comfy as you open the new book you've been looking forward to reading and another thing I get excited for is when I see yellow dandelion flowers and I know they will eventually turn into seed heads and I really look forward to blowing them and making tons of wishes.
Not a day goes by when I don't have something to look forward to.
If I feel a little down I make a point of looking for these things.
It really does lift my spirits.
So how about you?
What things do you look forward to?
None of us know how many days we have left so why not spend each day looking for the joy in it.
I hope you have found some of this message inspiring.
If so,
Share it with a friend and share your thoughts with me.
Thank you for listening.
Have a beautiful day,
You deserve it and remember always follow that dream.
Bye for now.
