Don't count fluffy sheep- count the silver linings on all those fluffy thunderclouds.

            The last couple of years have been quite interesting with the thunderstorms of life popping up all over.  We all have those circumstances in which we feel helpless, or such a sense of loss of control that we almost shut down mentally.  Learning how to grab the reigns and hold on tighter is one of the hardest lessons life forces upon us.  I've often wondered why some people seem so well equipped to deal with traumatic experiences while others seem to melt down. 


        If we have not allowed our inner selves to become hardened emotionally, we will all at one point or another become so distraught that we feel hopeless.  Picking ourselves up and putting our own pieces of ourselves back together again is the main occurrence that decides our ultimate futures. To help your mentality focus on the positive:

•    Go to sleep at night thinking about all you have to be thankful for.  Don't count fluffy sheep- count the silver linings on all those fluffy thunderclouds.
•    Wake up thinking about those same silver linings, not dreading what feels like the inevitable thunderstorm. 
  
  
  
•    If your brain has difficulty waking up and thinking about the good things life has for you, write a couple of things down on paper and have them in direct site for when your eyes open to greet the day. 
  
•    Waking up can be one of the things for which you are thankful- so can a friend or family member, a furry friend, or an opportunity to do things differently today than you did yesterday.
  
•    Remember that a habit, even a good one like training your brain to gravitate toward being thankful, takes 21+ days to actually become a habit.