Top to bottom, inside out and backwards it's an awesome day!
This morning for my birthday my awesome and amazing kids gave me a book called "The Book of Awesome" by Neil Pasricha. It's a treasure of fun and happy bits of life that are, as the title says, awesome!!
For example, page 174 "Your favorite old, comfy T-shirt"; page 104 "That friendly nod between strangers out doing the same thing; page 374 "The last day of school"; page 44 "Hitting a bunch of green lights in a row".
In my own story over the past couple of days Awesome looked like having my lost wallet returned with everything in it...money included; receiving a misplaced courier package; going to a cheerleader competition surrounded by high adrenaline excitement; holding my little niece's hand and feeling her squeeze my finger as she drifted off to sleep.
Simple moments of wonder. They could mean nothing, or they could mean something. It's my choice and what I choose creates the life that I want. I need to make a decision, over and over and over again. Those are the actions of my life unfolding with purpose. If I set my purpose to having an awesome experience then whatever happens I know the process and the experience will be for my good. My paradigm of awesome is an internal action that elevates everything in my world.
By feeling an abundance of awesome I find that I can weather the "not so awesome" with quicker turn around time. There's been a few situations this week that could easily have spriraled into darkness. Yet, even in the deepest parts of what seemed terribly askew I had an even deeper knowing that this too was awesome. For through the rough stuff love was unfolding in new and wonderful ways.
To the common phrase "how's it going?" I double dog dare you to reply back to the questioner, "I'm having an awesome day!" and mean it. Say it with a smile so it comes from your heart. Challenge the status quo that robotically says' "not so bad"...or "ok I guess". Don't guess at your life. Make it what you want. Make it awesome through your thoughts, your words and your actions. One small step, one small detail, one small connection at a time allow the awesomeness to unfold.
My choice is awesome! I am blessed beyond words in this feeling. Thank you to all of the wonderful, amazing and happy people who are gracing my day, my birthday with delicious awesomeness.
For more information on the official Book of Awesome check out http://www.1000awesomethings.com/
or watch Neil Pasricha on http://www.ted.com/ .
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