My day didn’t start as well as I have hoped today. Crazy drivers seemed to be on the loose today in Marcos Highway! I wondered WHAT IS UP with today with everyone rushing, driving aggressively, seeming not to care if they hit, scratch, or bump the other vehicles around them. I nearly had an encounter with probably 2 or 3 stupid drivers! (Sorry for the language – it just feels good to let all the steam out.) At one point, I thought a motorcycle hit my rear bumper, since I felt the car nudged forward a bit. So when I got to the parking lot near the office, I checked the rear end of the car. Luckily, there was no sign that I got hit, so that nudge was probably just a result of my lack of sleep. But then I noticed a new scratch on the trunk. It’s a deep one, though small, and I felt a frustrated (yet again) thinking how and when I got it.
So just when I thought I will probably not be able to recover from the negative feelings which started my day, God seemed to have heard my subconscious prayer. As I was having breakfast, I browsed some old text messages and found this one from my cousin Nico:
Things we must be thankful for:
1. Worries at the start of day: means you’re still alive
2. Headache at the end of the day: means you can still work hard
3. Clothes that don’t fit: means you have a good appetite
4. The mess to clean after a party: means you have friends around you
5. Roof that needs fixing: means you’ve got a house
6. Taxes to pay: means you’re not unemployed
7. Heartaches: means you love selflessly
8. Too many text messages: means you are remembered much
Okay, so that made me feel better. Aside from the very apt first point, I’d also like to customize the fifth point to:
5. Car scratches that needs fixing: means you’ve got a car
It’s ironic how we sometimes find these types of SMS corny, but then sometimes they hit us at the right moment and they make us re-think, smile, and feel better.
Of course it also helps to get that extra rush from the greeting and encouragement of someone you care about. It certainly makes your day sunnier!
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2 comments:
hey jule! good job focusing on the positive. :)kamusta na? miss you!
True. True. The best things in life truly are free. Realizing that you can live, love, laugh still... Wow. Nothing can beat that.
Thank your cousin Nico for me. It brightened my rather dreary 'day' as it ends.
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