Happy thoughts post #1

Every day I thought I would try to post one happy, inexpensive, natural and comforting realization, feeling or occurrence that remind me that life is essentially good. It doesn't have to be grand, well at least not for me, but it's something at-the-moment and really amazing in my perspective. It could be like a stormy night with a cup of coffee and a good book. The feeling of enduring one more day before vacation as if you're about to burst with excitement. It may be getting an official notice that you have a clean bill of health. Simple things that life brings that we tend to ignore in this fast paced, materialistic world. I intended to do this at the start of the year, but what's the point of delaying but to lose the extra drama?

As much as possible, I won't try to lose that sense of gratitude and wonder for something so natural and simple because taking pleasures in the simplest things that life gives us is a constant and strong remedy to jadedness and hopelessness. I'd like to always think that I'm extremely lucky and that everything that I want in life is here or within my grasp. These thoughts, as they say, make life beautiful.


HAPPY THOUGHTS POST #1: Sunny Mornings 
Oct. 30, 2012 (Tuesday)


It's a brilliant sunny morning  today though I'm not really a fan of the heat and sun, I really don't mind. Generally I like the gloomy, stormy weather, but once in a while I take pleasure in acknowledging that the morning sun brings colors  to life with a mood of endless possibilities.

Morning sun rays are also supposed to be healthy. I remember my parents would try to bring us to CCP for a morning bike workout when we were kids. I was generally pale and hated the sun even then and they would share that I should at least try to sunbathe in the mornings, before 10 AM, as the sun rays are supposed to be giving us essential vitamins at this time. This is called in Manila as "pinapaarawan." They do that in newborn babies actually. They would bring the babies out for a morning walk and have them enjoy the early rays of the sun.

Healthy morning sun with a good cup of coffee, bacon and eggs and a good internet connection reminds me that life is good.