I tend to be inside my head a lot, and as such I tend to forget to just enjoy life from time to time. Just going out and watching the sunrise in the morning or sunset in the evening; enjoying the smell of a fresh cup of coffee or tea before chugging it down; or just enjoying some fresh beats, while walking somewhere.
Sometimes I’m just in a rut mentally and none of this seems to be enjoyable for me; dishes tend to pile up in the kitchen and my clothes pile up on the dedicated clothes guest chair; and I sit in front of my PC and just watch endless hours of content on YouTube, Netflix and the like.
Then a random newsletter tells me that I should make my bed in the morning, just to have a small victory after waking up. If nothing else, you’ll have this one victory for that day, but usually it will snowball into more and more small victories that will make your day, says the newsletter.
Well, do I have anything lose?
I get up in the morning, think about that one victory I will have in my bag, put one hand on each end of the blanket and lift it up… and I just laugh. One small, fucking victory, what am I even doing here. I cringe a little, laugh, and continue to make my bed.
It doesn’t matter if it was the small victory of making my bed or laughing in the morning about how stupid the situation was, I felt better, and suddenly the coffee smelled a little stronger and the beats were even fresher than usually.
I guess that’s life for you 😁
Music tip: Hybrid Moments (Cover) by Rise Against 🎶
Ash