That One Thing

This morning I got up feeling blah. I just wanted to crawl back to bed and cuddled myself back to sleep. I imagined how the whole day will play out. All the traffic lights will turn red, the traffic will be just as a mess, and I would be late for my meetings. I thought about the clients unsatisfied with a presentation that took me weeks to prepare and my bosses conspiring with each other to promote someone else before me. I envisioned coming home from work, there will be no parking space available then I would have to drive all the way down the street to park with the risk of getting the car smashed either by other cars or by vandalism.  Then, I thought about when I will fix dinner tonight only half way I would realize that I am out of the most important ingredient for the meal – there goes my dinner.

 I really got up thinking I am not going to smell the roses today. Annoyingly, I got up anyway. However, before I left the house, I took the garbage out just for the heck of it. To my surprise, I noticed the most astounding, remarkable picture that totally blew me away and changed my perspective and my attitude toward the day and everything else in life. Because of the cold weather, my garden has become a derisory place, but right in the midst of my scandalous view, stood one blooming red marigold. It hit me!

Needless to say, my day turned out to be a great day. I realized that not everything in life would be bloomy and rosy all the time. We may not feel up to anything on some days, but as long as there is spark or breath, we will find hope to live, to laugh, and to enjoy every moment of our day and be grateful. So today, I challenge you, no, I dare you to find one thing that you are surprised about in a good way and make it the focus that keeps you going.  

© 2012 by N.Michel/Bellflower's Moment