Day 1

Have courage, and be kind.

I’ve noticed that when I start my day with a positive thought, and I end my day with heart felt gratitude, it generally goes supremely well. The 21 days of better living taught me just that, with them pushing us to pen down at least 10 positive occurrences of the day gone by, before we went to sleep. The first 2 days I struggled to think of 10 positives. The third day I was a little more alert through the day to make a mental note of positives. By the fourth day, I easily had more than 10 positives on my list, and by the fifth, I noticed something amazing, every occurrence in my life, seemed to be positive! Now, you might think it's the same "The Secret" jargon, but here is what it actually is - I had reached a stage (and trust me, with where I was in life, this seemed impossible) where I could only see the positive in everything, thus leading me to believe that only positive things were happening to me. And life had become the happiest place on earth!

Don't go and be a cynic now, and tell me that I'd moved into a bubble. ...OK, let's look at it your way for a second. Living in a bubble, you say, is unrealistic, pointless, temporary, and leading towards a major crash? Well, here is what it actually does, you begin to believe in yourself, you trust yourself, you become more open minded, you become more empathetic, more patient, you become more focused on things that you want, because, hey, you've finally come to terms with the fact that the Goddess that you are, you'll achieve everything you want, and most importantly, you fall in love with yourself, crazily, terribly, beautifully. 

So here's what I'm keeping this for. To make a note of all the amazing things that happen to me each day. I had to start with my new favourite quote because it is the essence of what I wish to live by, and what I seek to be, and also, my day reminded me of it yet, again.

1.  I looked amazing! - I've lost some weight, and a few millimeters, and I look soo good! Especially in my new formal outfit.
2. Elal called me back! - At least they said they would, for the test. Which means I did well. Yay!
3. I had my morning juice.
4. I spent some good time with the boy and his friend.
5. We visited the Prince of Wales museum, and it was great!
6. Late lunch at Cafe Churchill - that crazy meat salad!
7. Met Tanaya and walked with her.
8. Had great chai and food at Prakash.
9. Ran into an old classmate, and it was lovely to meet her.
10. Met that cute kuku old lady! Got that lovely opportunity to help her. She said she would pray for us. -  made my day, this one!
11. Had my night juice. 
12. Celery, Spinach, Pineapple, Mint, Cucumber all over - Yay!
13. I started a new blog! - Double yay!

So, to you, whoever you are, you're reading this, try writing your 10 positives daily for 10 days, and let me know if you notice anything different by day 10. I'm eager to hear from you about it, and otherwise.

Have courage and be kind!

- Cinderella's mother

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   Natasha Joseph