Part of my work in mindful media is to offer a new perspective about this thing we call life. I read people’s status update on Facebook and much of it makes me cringe…people droning on and on about how they hate Mondays, can’t wait for humpday, the joy that it’s one day before Friday, then TGIF and if we’re lucky, negative status reprieve for maybe 18 hours until the witching hours on Sunday evening…Is this really all there is to life, with a few victorious football games in the mix? I’m amazed at the number of people that, according to their status, are just plain miserable on a day-to-day basis. Either that, or they have no ability to communicate positive thoughts, emotions or experiences. We’ve all had water-cooler chat, bitchvests and vent-time over a beer. But good grief have we lost the joy of simply living?
I posted a status update one day, which is one of my favorite sayings: “If the grass is always greener on the other side, water your grass.” Only one person “liked” it, of course, the other hundreds were sitting on their brown plots moaning about Monday.
Being unhappy or speaking about unhappiness does nothing to make one happy – in fact, it breeds the same misery and invites others to muddle in the mix. This lifestyle is one that doesn’t propogate joy, peace and love, or health. It’s been shown that what we think and talk about defines our life experiences. Mental afflictions, depression and poor attitudes create stress in the brain and body, as well as germinates poor relationships, bad sex lives, weight gain, loss of sleep, less friends and an overall less enjoyable experience. One thing that is for certain, our attitude is a choice. You are the only one in control of that.
Seriously, life is too short. Surely you’ve had some awakening to the fact that life is terribly short and could end any second. You are going to die. Why would you want to spend a moment, or years, doing something that you dread? I wouldn’t, can’t and won’t. There are some things I don’t like to do but need to. I work to find some positive about it. There are other things that I know would definitely make me unhappy, so I avoid with full gusto. All the rest, I have to say, I’ve chosen and enjoy. If you think I have a charmed life, you are right. I could also come up with 100 ways that it sucks, but why would I do that? What purpose does that serve? It certainly doesn’t make me happy.
Can you make some changes in either your situation or your perspective so that you have a good feeling about Monday? So that hump-day doesn’t define your level of freedom? How about a positive status update that finds gratitude in the very essence of simple living… I can’t wait to read it!