Days like these....

Days like these...you wake up - the alarm scares you out of your skin! You look at the time and say "really? That was a short night!" 

You get up - trip over the dog, step on a lego on your way to get that coffee you so desperately need! You look outside and the sun has decided to stay hidden. It's ok, it just added to how you were feeling. You want to just crawl back in bed, pull the cover over your head and WAIT for the sun to come out to make your day! You can`t call your girlfriend, she hasn`t had her coffee yet either. You can`t call your other girlfriend as you know she has been up all night with her newborn. You just need someone to take out that cattle prod and give you a zap so you can get on with your day. I've been there.

BUT, I have learned that somedays I have to create my own sunshine. As my good friend Claude Hamilton says - "flick your own bick!" Create that sunshine in your life! You and I decide each and every day how it is going to be. Not the horoscope in the paper, not even the dj announcer can `rev` you up. That cup of coffee; it wears off quick. So instead, look inward and ask yourself; how can I create my own sunshine today? What attitude am I going to have today? 

There are SO many things we can be grateful for. We are all loved by someone, a friend, a relative, your pet, someone! We all have someone in our life that cares about us. You have a job. So many are without work these days. You are healthy. I may have the sniffles today but there are many that are battling for their life. Food in your cupboards. Maybe your cupboards aren't bursting at the seams but you didn't have to visit a foodbank this week. Your family. Many people at your work, in your neighborhood, on the bus; are estranged from their families and there is no relationship. 

There is always something good in every day! Your car started! You didn't put a run in your pantyhose, or you did but a new pair was hiding in your drawer! You had all green lights going to work! You found that lost earring in your sweater! It isn't snowing! (that is a wonderful news for those of us that have had to deal with quite a bit of snow this winter). Your coffee is just right!

Then there are even the little things that keep that smile on your face! When a person holds the door open for you or the vehicle in front of you pays for your coffee or you hear a childs giggle. How about a complete stranger who walks by and says 'hello' or someone says, "after you". Or even better! YOU are on the giving end. YOU make someones day a little brighter. These things brighten your day as well!

A song I just found - love it! Days like these - they go by way too fast. Days like these you wanna make them last. Check out this song! Jason Aldean - Days like these

Tomorrow morning, if the sun isn't shining over your home...make your own sunshine and have a GREAT day!