365 days of happiness
Life is full of surprises. Life never fails to amaze me. There are moments in life when I've felt like I was at the peak of my happiness and didn't know if I could be any more happier. These are moments when I find myself smiling but not really sure why...these are moments when others think I am some sort of creep because they thought I was staring at them when in fact I was just in my "nothing" box.On the flip side, there's been many moments in the past when I've felt like I hit rock bottom and it felt like the end of the world. These are moments like that one time when this girl I had a crush on ended up like someone else. These are moments when I didn't get that one job I wanted or when I got pulled over by that cop who thought I was speeding because I was going 41 on a 40.2016 was a mixed bag for me. Well...sort of. There were many ups and then, there were many downs too. I bought a house, new car, great job, got promoted (YAY me!). Oh you're thinking about what the downsides were? I'm just gonna keep that story for another day. But the point is, in between all the excitement and disappointments of 2016, I realized that I was thinking too much about the things and the people who got away. I was too focussed on the negative experiences that took away the happiness of all the other things that I had managed to accomplish.I am a very sentimental guy and I've never really been afraid to show that side of me to my friends and family. My dad thinks I am weak...my mom thinks I am suffering from 'being alone' syndrome and my brother/friends stopped taking me to movies where dogs die because apparently, those kinda things broke my heart. Well come on...seeing a dog or a pup die on screen is sure to make anyone's heart melt.Anyway...in between all this, I managed to stumble on to this "project" my friend has been trying for three years now. She's been doing this '365 days of happiness' project on Facebook. The idea is simple...and quite brilliant really. Take one happy moment from each day of your life and share it with your friends on Facebook. The more I thought about it, the more I felt compelled to do it.So naturally, cometh the new year, I start my own '365 days of happiness'. It was a little weird in the beginning I'll admit. Sharing things on a daily basis with your friends. Borderline spamming their Facebook wall even. But the more I did it the more I realized that this project gave me something to look forward to every morning when I got up. That excited voice in my head asking me "What's going to be your happiest moment today?". Not knowing the answer only made me want to spend each and every minute of the day being happy, being positive and being cheery.Sure there's been moments/days when my emotions have ranged from mildly stressed to "touch me and I'll kill you" but for most parts, my spirits have been pretty swell. I'm fifty-odd days into this project and I am so excited for what the rest of the year has in store for me.After all, like the great master Oogway in Kung Fu Panda says, "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That's why its called the present" :)Cheers,K <3