Cheat Code On A Bad Day -LOH #209

I thought so hard about what exactly was my definition of a bad day and funny enough, it wasn’t the normal one. It was so different from what my friends told me when I asked about theirs. And when I thought of my remedy for restoring smiles on my face after a bad day, all fingers pointed directly at the beach, also very different from theirs.

I have this mentality that even though life is short, I still have to take my time and work on my goals one at a time. So even when I do not get what I want at the end of the day, I know there’s always going to be another day, hopefully. And I’ll get the chance to do better and work towards achieving that dream.

I realized my ideal definition for a bad day is basically the feeling of finding out I’m being taken for granted. When I feel like I’m not being appreciated or valued especially after putting in a lot of effort. It’s always different for me when I figure out that someone I’ve been there for has been taking me for granted all that while.

Something similar happened to me about some weeks ago and it totally shut me down. First, I had a bad day and then it seeped into my week. When something like that happens, I quickly go to the beach. I will always say the beach has some sort of magic that makes it therapeutic for me. I don’t even have to do anything when I go there. I just have to be present, fix my eyes on the waves and watch them revive me.

It’s a plus when I’m privileged to watch the sunset. Normally, sunset has the power to reset my mood but it’s even better when it’s at the beach. Anytime I visit the beach after a bad day, it’s hard for me to stop smiling.

Now you might be thinking…”what about when I can’t visit the beach?” Well, I’m probably the only one that has more 1000 pictures of the beach. If I’m unable to visit the beach, which rarely even happens, I immerse myself in the pictures mentally and just like that, I feel better. It’s not the same as going to the beach but it also does the same job of putting smiles on my face.

A lot of people always ask if I ever get angry or sad because they always see me laughing or smiling. I do get sad. I experience worse days but that’s nothing the beach or sunset can’t fix. Maybe I should even build a beach in my house. Hehe.