Everything’s Amazing and Nobody’s Happy
How many times this week have you gotten mad at the car in front of you for driving too slow? Gotten frustrated at your cell phone provider for dropping a call? Started to mumble at the cashier for taking her time as she scans your groceries?
Truth is, in today’s day and age, it’s difficult to slow down every now and then to smell the roses… to appreciate the small stuff. After all, you lead a busy life. You wake up in the morning, rush out the door without so much as a slice of toast, get to work where you spend nine hours with your eyes glued to your computer screen, too busy to eat lunch, leave to go home at 6pm when you’re off at 5pm, pick up some fast food on the way home because you’re too busy to cook, go to bed, and wake up the next morning to do it all over again.
Who has time to think, let alone smell flowers? Before you know it, another week is gone.
And in all of the madness we often neglect to appreciate the things that make our lives that much better. We forget to make time for the things we really love. What are those things? Well, it depends on the person. Friends. Family. Video Games. Sports. Running. Cooking. Music. Painting. And the list goes on. Each of us have different things that add that extra bit of ‘magic’ to our lives every day.
So why, then, are we so consumed by the small frustrations in life that just cause stress and anxiety? Like the things listed at the beginning of this blog or the fact that you’re probably getting upset with your computer right now because the color-spinny-wheel-of-death appeared on our screen for 5 seconds while loading this page.
Relax. Take a breath. Things aren’t that bad… are they? We’ve come a long way over the past couple of decades and we should appreciate the amazing things in life.
The video that I saw on Conan of Louis CK talking about this really put this into perspective for me in an amusing but effective way and was the fuel for this blog. Take a look:
So how about this New Year, instead of pledging to go to the gym for the month of January (because we all know 75% of people give up after the first month), make the resolution to appreciate the important things around you, no matter how small they may seem.
From technology, to family, to coworkers, to the importance of doing what you love – life’s too short to not appreciate the incredible things we have right in front of us every day. If you take time to smell the roses, I promise you won’t be disappointed with the scent.
Have a great week and happy New Year!
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The spinny rainbow wheel-of-death is my friend.
Ha ha! So true! Nice post, I’m sharing this one
I love it! It’s a great reality check!