I like it when it falls just right and everyone gets a bath or shower on a Sunday night. I like bananas that are more green than yellow. I like French braiding my two year olds hair. I like to sing really loud around my house and I often make my kids sing along with me. I like that I now “have a reason” to watch Disney movies and I often catch myself humming songs from Sofia The First and I’m not even mad about it. I like it when my girls jammies match. I like it that my husband can make any trip an adventure. I like it when my son asks me a million questions about all kinds of things. I like that my sisters and I have grown closer the older we get. And I like when my families birthdays fall on a Sunday. All these little things often make my day even if only one or two of them happen. When little things are what make you happy, it’s often hard to have a bad day.

Bad days happen. But bad days are just that. Just days. Not years. 1 out of 365 isn’t bad. Or even 2 or 3 or 7 or 10 isn’t terrible. As long as you keep the little things near and dear, I promise you that there will be way more good days than bad. I’m not saying lower your expectations for things that will put a smile on your face but I am saying that appreciating things that brighten your days on bad days should be something you appreciate everyday. Like getting your favorite grocery bagger at the store or when every kernel in your bag of popcorn pops. You can’t tell me that that doesn’t improve your day whether it’s been a bad one or a good one. Am I right?

I’ve had some bad days in my life but I’ve never had a bad year despite my track record. Hard times doesn’t always mean they were bad times. And that’s what we need to remember. Hard and bad aren’t synonyms for each other. And when one or the other pops up, please don’t just involve the other just because. It’s important that we keep the two separate as much as we can because bad things aren’t always hard and hard things aren’t always bad. And when the two do meet it, it’s hardly ever a pretty situation. But having the right mindset allows for two coming up in the same moment, though not impossible, it does make it a rarity.

So this week I challenge you to remember the little things. To remember the difference between hard and bad. And to have the right mindset to make the next 7 days in your current trip around the sun, happy. 😊

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