My day started not so well at work. I was feeling stressed, had a restless night of sleep due to over thinking. Here I need to say thank you to my colleagues in the morning with our ritual “how you doing” good morning greetings.

I made my first cup of coffee, and my co-worker asked me how I was doing, with a smile on her face. Normal responds is always I’m good thank you. When reality was, I was feeling my worse than I did in months. I was not open and ready to share how I really felt at that moment. What I realised though, that was not the point of her asking me. It was more of a reminder for me to know that the morning is good.

Just her positive energy and her sincere greetings made my morning better. I had no other option but to say “I’m good, thank you”. I noticed that I immediately felt better. I’m not sure if it was because of her positive vibe or me responding with I’m good, or was it a combination of both.

We all have a choice of making other’s feel amazing. It sure makes me feel glad when I’m able to brighten someone else’s day. Especially on the days I am not feeling great myself. I don’t think we give enough credit and focus on how much feel good energy plays an important role in our day to day lives. Whether it being standing in a queue at the bank or at a concert, we need to put in the effort (especially in the banking queue lol )

People often ask me, how am I always so happy, when truth be told I’m not. I fake it loads of the time, for the sake of others. Being happy and positive allows other’s in my space and sometimes in my heart, which can be a scary place to be at. I risk getting hurt by thoughs that are just in it for themselves. With proper discernment, this can be the best gift I can give myself.