Cool Times Ahead

For the past couple of weeks I noticed that the morning air has become chilly, heralding the approach of the most anticipated and dreaded of seasons, Christmas.

Before I thought it fashionable to be all humbug during that time of the year, and boy, did I feel entitled to be Scrooge-y! No lovelife, I was overweight, no lovelife, I felt ugly, no lovelife! Until I realized that it was all about attitude. To quote Charles Swindoll: “We have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day… I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it” (although with a last name like that, I’m having doubts all of a sudden!)

So now I’m in complete denial and fooling myself just to feel better, mwhahahahaha!

Seriously now. I choose to feel good about Christmas. I choose to be thankful for my family, for the friends I have, for my health, for the job I have. I’m not turning a blind eye to the negative things in my life—like stupid clients—and instead accept them as part of the give-and-take of life.

They give me headaches, I take away their life.

So despite the dire predictions of a bleak Christmas due to our worsening economy, the chill still gives me a thrill.

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Today my spirits are up. I don’t really know why, especially since Monday and yesterday were particularly depressing days (mostly due to work). Maybe I just need time to snap out of the doldrums. Maybe reading about other people’s good news, birthdays, kilig moments, etc. made me feel better. Or maybe it’s because when I checked The McVie Show, there were 7 new comments on my latest episodes. The more viewers participate, the more I feel good.

Gosh, I’m really so babaw, hahaha!