There is one moment when your thoughts are the most pure and uninhibited. The first couple seconds after you wake up in the morning, before your mind is flooded with every aspect of the day ahead. Before your inner voice starts telling you to get moving. That single moment is when everything is perfect.
I had that exact moment yesterday morning. The previous day was particularly difficult. I was letting every little thing weigh me down and couldn't seem to get out of that rut. I dozed off feeling frustrated and confused. Normally I can kick myself out of those hard times and realize how silly it is to dwell on the negative, but I just couldn't convince myself I wanted to be "undepressed".
But that single moment in the morning gave me hope. Hope that everything I was worrying about the previous day didn't really matter that much. It wasn't going to help me be a better person, a better father, a better husband or better at my job by focusing on the negative. It gave me the clarity and the confidence to break out of my funk and know that it was going to be a better day.
Just know that no matter how bad it seems, there is no reason to dwell on it. Make a change and get on with your life. Which brought me back to one of my favorite quotes from one of the best movies of all time, The Shawshank Redemption "Get busy living or get busy dying."
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