Attitude of Gratitude?

 It sounds good. It rhymes, it rolls off the tongue, it’s easy to remember. It’s a directive I can remember and can aim for. Some days, though, all I can manage is a ‘tude.

Some days, I feel like I’m the lead in “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Day”. Nuthin’ feels right, e’er’thin’ feels wrong, and I might as well just go back to bed, but the sheets need changing, and I don’t wanna change ‘em, and boohoo!

Ahem. These are the times when my Inner Brat is in charge. She is selfish, self-centered, and entitled. She needs to grow up, take a good look around, and starting saying Thank You to the Universe for all that is right, all that is good, all that she has been given, and get over her smallness.

It’s easy to stay in the dark when my eyes are closed. It’s much harder to find the good when I’m determined to not see it. I need to do a “forced close” on the mental program I’ve been running, and refresh my insight. One or two deep breaths help. Action works wonders. Allowing creativity to flow is powerful. Communing with my Creator is an absolute must. I say I’m on the crummy side of “ok”, then listen. What next? What next, my Ethereal Posse?

Breathe. Relax. Listen. Find my center. Remember that “this too shall pass”, nothing is permanent, and on the other side of this temporary gloom, all is well.

I can have an attitude of gratitude. It’s my Big Girl choice.