#but if I dwell on those things they'll become a permanent part of my memory of today. you sometimes have the choice to remember or forget | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

crabussy · 3 days ago

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dude. my life fucking rules. feathered velociraptor shleich figurine for $2 at the op shop. captain of one of my favourite ferries complimented my shirt TWICE (and we are now introduced!). new friend waved me over to sit next to her in a lecture. found a way to make my pony collection even more enjoyable. sky was so beautiful it was a crazy pale blue and there were cirrus clouds catching the sun. the ocean looked like molten green glass. I'm going swimming in the sea and having lunch with a few friends in a weeks time. I've earned 500 dollars this week just from my art which is a milestone I didn't expect to hit without joining a company. I'm not feeling as fatigued as usual. it rained in the morning which was really lovely. I thought I was going to be super late for uni but I made it right on time. I'm kind of in love with the world today

#listen to my gibberish boy #all of these are small things. some of them you have to consciously notice e.g. the sky. the sea. the rain #one of them is just 'not being late'. but my god. everything together amounts for so much #maybe silly but noting down all the good things that happen to me during the day has been absolutely incredible for my mental health #I'm so serious. its a big reason I went from crying every day to crying maybe once a month. you NEED to look for the tiny good.#the tiny good is always there. even if your life is miserable. maybe the water you drank was refreshing. maybe you talked to a friend #maybe you had a nice dream. or watched a funny video.#everything good that happens to you. notice it. think about it when it happens. it's crazy how big of a difference it can make sometimes #so much of misery or happiness is perception. if you tell yourself 'today was a horrible day so much went wrong' then in your mind #it will become a horrible day forever. not to say you can't have bad days #I have bad days fairly often! it's just that I try not to give the shit things too much attention #like ALSO today. my fever kept going. I had a stomach ache. I had to catch up on 3 hours of lectures. I tripped on my way through uni.#but if I dwell on those things they'll become a permanent part of my memory of today. you sometimes have the choice to remember or forget #certain things. try it for a few weeks [: it might make a difference

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