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68. Attitude Adjustment
What a challenging week back from spring break. Physically, emotionally, mentally. Transitioning back to school after letting my mind rest for a week, frustrating situations, frustrating teachers, long to do lists. I know people aren’t perfect, this OT program isn’t perfect, but it’s so easy for my heart to grow bitter and complain, and to ignore the blessings right in front of my eyes. I’ve been struggling with this ever since probably…week 2 of this program haha. Weird how easily and quickly I forget how much I desperately wanted to be in this program and how thankful I was in December. :P
So to fight this unhealthy pessimistic-nobody-wants-to-hear-my-complaining mood, I wanted to challenge myself to write 3 things I’m thankful for each day (or at least on the more challenging days) in order to remind me how little I have to complain about. Even with this challenge, I dragged my feet yesterday to write this because I didn’t know if my attitude was going to be very genuine. Today is a new start, a new outlook, hopefully some rejuvenation to finish the rest of this semester.
1. I’m thankful for my OT friends who can realllly understand and empathize with my excitement and frustrations of school.
2. I’m thankful for such a productive Saturday. Seriously, thank you God for this extra energy and perseverance to get a WHOLE lot of work done. I really needed this bit of encouragement.
3. I’m thankful for my parents who completely support me financially (and support me in other ways too!). That is a huge blessing that I know not everyone is able to experience. Man, I totally take that one for granted.
This is just the tip of the iceberg. There are plenty of other things to be thankful for. Praise God :)
