I have been in the best mood lately I think I've ever been! I don't know why, really. I mean, to be honest, I've been dreading the end of senior year, which also marks the beginning on me working at least 2 jobs over the summer to raise money for college and I've been thinking about leaving friends. Somehow, after all of that, I am jumping for joy over...something...
It's weird. I've managed to find joy in things without knowing I was finding joy in them. Maybe my little trick of stopping to smell the roses has really worked! Everyone knows I'm a hugger and a BIG SMILER.
I don't think there's ever a moment where I don't have a smile on my face...well, before noon, but that's a given. And, of course, I will never turn down a free hug. But lately, it's kind of been out of control. Today, I had this weird pain in my cheeks and I complained to my friend third hour. She responded with "well, if you'd get that goofy grin off your face for five minutes, maybe it'd help." And she was right. It was just because of the smile plastered to my face. And I couldn't drop it. On top of that, I easily gave 20 hugs today. I'm started to think I'm getting slipped happy pills.
Once again, I don't know why I'm so flippin' happy. But it was the little things that really made me smile, especially today. In P.E., one kid was running so slow that a couple of us bet one kid, who was sitting to the side after finishing his laps, could run a full lap and pass him, getting to the finish line first. He did, and I must have laughed for the rest of the class period. I've just had legit joy in the smallest things lately. Someone stop me before this gets even more out of control!
"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have." ~Frederick Keonig
