You know those days when you just wake up in the morning and your heart is overflowing with love and gratitude for everything in your life?
That’s how I felt this morning.
It’s often easy to get bogged down and into a slump with all the responsibilities, bills, errands, broken hearts, work and overall pressure to make ends meet, but sometimes we just have to stop and take a deep breath and say “Alhamdullilah”.
Be thankful for the little things. For me, this weekend was filled with laughter and love from my wonderful friends, great music, beautiful weather. But there are so many more things that we just take for granted every day.
This thought reminded me of a song by Destiny’s Child that came out ages ago – like way back when I was in high school. The words are inspiring. Something to reflect upon. Have a look:
I woke up this morning
The sunshine was shining
I put on my happy face
I’m living, I’m able
I’m breathing, I’m grateful
To put on my happy face
Woke up and realized
This world’s not so bad after all
Looked at it through a child’s eyes
And I saw these beautiful
Things that you never think about
Like the ocean, moonlight, stars and clouds
It’s amazing how we don’t
Appreciate our blessings
There’s plenty of people who don’t like me
But there’s ten times more who love me
And I love myself
Sometimes, it gets tough, it gets tough
But I can’t give up, can’t give up
Just take a deep breath, close my eyes
Feel the love and give a smile
…
It’s me, and I just wanna be happy
Uh, just be happy, uh, just be happy
Today is the day, I am willing to say
I will put all the past behind me, no more enemies
Ready ’cause, I’m living in this world
I wanna make a change, I’m gonna make a change
Put on my happy face
So put on your HAPPY FACE today and approach the world with a smile.
Somehow, a simple thing like that can make everything better.
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