April 26, 2012

• Why I’m happy

  I have a saying.

  “Glark, book-ook, munganga-ka dee!!!”

   

  That is not my saying.  Those are the noises I made when I learned how to barefoot water-ski for the first time and 2000 gallons of water rushed into my crotch at 38 miles per hour.

   

  As I sat, floating on the water, the life jacket, trying it’s darnedest to keep me afloat despite my desire to empty my stomach into the already slime and Swan filled waters, I realized that sometimes things don’t always go as planned.  You see, despite many years of being the youngest in the family, I somehow maintain the attitude (or delusion) that optimism is still the way to go.

   

  I know, all you realists, and pessimists, and conservationists out there may disagree… but that’s your nature, right?  I actually find that even if being an optimist doesn’t really help me in everyday circumstances, it can help others.  People think being a pessimist is edgy.  Hah, get real.

  You want to confuse people?  You want people to really think you’re nuts?  Have a few bad days and STILL have a positive attitude.  Nothing makes a pessimist cringe like having a bad day and being able to shrug it off.  We’ve ALL had bad days.  All of us.  Every single person reading this can rattle off 5 things in under a minute that gets them down.  Likely 5things that happened just today.  Now list 5things you have to be happy about.  

  I’ll wait.

  …

  You want me to still wait?  Cause it’s actually easier than you might think…  Look at the first 10 you listed that are bad things… they are all behind you.  They are over (well, unless you listed chronic pain or 2000 gallons in your crotch, cause that takes longer than a few seconds to go away (especially if swans are in the water (little know fact, swans are friggin’ jerks (seriously, I hate swans (you would too if after 2000 crotch-gallons one came hunting you for no reason!))))).

   

  Let me pretend I’m you for a minute (ooh, don’t I feel so sexy all of a sudden).

   

  1.  I stubbed my toe when I woke up (you list as bad thing, I list as “hey, now it doesn’t hurt anymore and I’m over it)

  2.  I woke up late for work and had to rush (I list as whew, though a crazy rushed morning, I still made it in time, who rules, I do!)

  3.  Had to make coffee b/c Janice (friggin’ Janice!) took the last cup (I list as meh, no big, fresh coffee is  better any ways)

  4.  Had to poop at work (I have the advantage here, I can poop like a ninja and be in and out in less time than you can pee, so, sorry, I’m just better at this than you, don’t take it personally, (we all have our superpowers <–click))

  5.  Forgot the to-go breakfast you left on the counter (but now it’s later, and you got to eat whereas thousands today did not (feel guilty yet?  check out Mr. Wet Owl, he also had a bad day)

  

   

  So, to recap…

   

  Everyone has reasons to be pessimistic or optimistic.  I think the world might just be a happier place with more optimists, but again, that’s just my opinion 

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