It’s ok to not feel like smiling some of the time, but when you do feel like smiling, make sure you share it with everyone you pass. You never know how you might unwittingly make someone’s day by sharing a kind smile.
An authentic smile can light up someone’s day.
When you find yourself wracked with worry, sometimes the best thing to do is ask yourself if the source of your worry is something you have control over. Did you do everything you could to prepare for it? Is the situation out of your hands? It is no use wasting your energy over issues that are out of your control; rather, direct your focus to things in your life that you do have control over. The polar vortex won’t last forever, and whatever worry vortex you have today will fade by tomorrow.
Sometimes it is better to save your energy than fight against things out of your control.
It is super cold in many parts of the world right now. I highly recommend investing in some outerwear to keep you feeling cosy and looking fabulous. Unfortunately, humans do not grow luxurious coats on their own, like some goats do.
Looking fab helps keep me cheery during the dreary winter months!
Have you ever felt like a weirdo? As though you are a square peg trying to fit in a round hole? Perhaps, the qualities about you that may make you weird, peculiar, or different are actually the very things that make you awesome, and may even be your greatest strengths.
Celebrate you for you, because you’re awesome!
Say what you will about nurses, garbage collectors, or mechanics it’s obvious that were they to vanish in a puff of smoke, the results would be immediate and catastrophic. A world without teachers or dockworkers would soon be in trouble, and even one without science-fiction writers or ska musicians would clearly be a lesser place. – David Graeber
The world is a better place because of you.
We are entering the depths of winter, when the temperature drops and the snow may fall. It is tempting to retreat inward and hibernate, but neither goats nor humans are solitary creatures. Take care of yourself, but brave the weather, there may be a delicious hot beverage out there somewhere to share with a friend!
Venture out into the cold, you never know what wonderful adventures you might find!
There is so much noise out there set to distract us. Stay focused, and remember there are always so many wonderful things in the world to discover and be grateful for.
You matter and you are amazing.
Oxygen is amazing. It enters our body through our breath, without which, we (and other mammals, including goats) would not survive. It nourishes us, sustains us, and we don’t even have to think about it, yet we do it 20,000 times a day. Amazing!
Breathe in, breathe out.
The best answer I ever heard to the question “so what are your career goals?” was “I want to be free.” I hope freedom for all of you, whatever that may mean.
Define your own freedom, define your own path.
In our never ending quest to find true happiness and satisfaction in our lives the solution is so incredibly simple: just be kind. Believe it or not, even with all of the terrible headlines, it is in our nature to be kind. Not only is it something that has been observed in human infants, but kindness is also contagious, costs nothing and is good for your body and soul. So open your heart and open your borders – before you make up your mind shift your perspective towards kindness and compassion. You never know, it might lead you somewhere wonderful.
Don’t be walled in, set yourself free.
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