Today started off as a series of unfortunate events.
It was below freezing and raining.
Then, I got into lab and didn't have my lab key.
That'd be a minus five points.
My stupid drying agent kept clumping even after about 10 scoops.
The results of the experiment are probably completely screwed.
But that's really it. In a bad mood because of a few things that were so small.
Just a rough start to the morning.
My sweet boyfriend drove me to campus early so that I didn't have to walk in the freezing rain.
Brandon is one of the lab TA's, and he txted me this morning telling me to come early so that I wouldn't have to miss part of my lab.
Also, because Brandon is a TA, my -5 points sheet mysteriously disappeared, and he unlocked my lab drawer with no penalty.
Once again being a sweet boyfriend, Robert also tried to bring me my lab key, even though he came at 12:30, and my lab started at 12...he tried.
Things that matter, things that don't.
God is constantly reminding me of how lucky I am. All of the tiny things that put me in a bad mood were fixed. For every bad thing that happened, something good happened. But I still allowed myself to turn into a Negative Nancy. It's so easy to let small things affect your attitude. What's most important is to continually remember that things really could be worse, and the very things that you are upset over are totally insignificant. The things that matter are the things that mean something. The kindness that a friend or boyfriend shows, texting you to tell you not to have a bad day and to cheer up or trying to bring you your lab key even though your lab started thirty minutes earlier. What matters is that I'm alive, healthy, and surrounded by people who love and care for me. There are so many people in this world, country, state, and even city who woke up this morning and had a much worse morning than I did.
People went hungry today. People had no home to get out of the rain and cold today. People couldn't see the rain or hear it on the roof. People were busy working because they couldn't afford college today. People were fighting for our country today. People were missing those people today. People lost a loved one today, and people died today.
So even in the midst of a bad attitude this morning, God continued to amaze me and reminded me just how lucky and blessed I truly am.
Today, I am most thankful for the ability to get up and go to classes or labs and the opportunity to go to such a wonderful school. I'm thankful for the ability to see, hear, and even walk. I'm thankful for my parents who answer the phone no matter what it is I'm calling about, and who make me believe that a 78 on a physics test is a good thing. I'm thankful for friends who texted me yesterday to wish me good luck on a test and for those that texted me to cheer me up after reading my last tweet. I'm thankful that I'm still so close to all of my old friends, and I'm so thankful that I've gotten the chance to make some amazing new ones lately. I'm thankful for my first love. He taught me how not to love someone, but ultimately he taught me how I should love someone. I'm thankful that I've found a new boyfriend that knows ''love'' scares me and is patient with me anyway, that makes me laugh every time we're together, and that will be my slave for a week when I beat him on our physics test.
And most of all, I'm thankful that as I'm typing this and as I go to sleep tonight, I'll be smiling.
When you take the time to continually count your blessings, you'll be amazed at the realization of just how lucky you are, and you can't help but be happy.
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