I have to confess, I kind of agree. Last night I went to a friend's birthday celebration and my most recent ex was there. We broke up a while ago but it's still a little painful when I see him and with all of my exs recently popping up, it's been a bit more difficult to focus on happy things and not feel like a lonely loser.
When you break up with someone, they say the best revenge is to live well. So much easier said than done. But there's nothing worse than running into someone you used to share your heart and life with when you're looking and feeling your worst. I struggle to lie so when someone asks me how I am, and I'm not great, I don't usually respond with the "I'm great, thanks. How are you?"
But this is one lesson from darling Marilyn I think I may need to learn and get better at. I don't think it's about pretending to be happy when you're sad but rather focusing on what's going right instead of what's going wrong. So below is a list of things going right in my life at the moment that make me happy. I'm going to focus on those.
- I love my new job.
- I HAVE a new job.
- Job = salary = less financial stress (Yes, money can't buy you happiness but it can buy you cupcakes and that's kind of the same thing).
- I've lost weight. Running has resulted in a weight loss of 11kgs since January. I think that's one hell of an achievement.
- I have a roof over my head.
- I have friends and family who love me.
- I have more best friends than I can count on one (and probably two hands).
- I'm not tied down to anything and can up leave for The Netherlands at any point I want.
- I'm healthy and have my anxiety disorder under control.
- I am enough
The last one is the most important, I think. I'm enough for me and that's what matters.
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