Potsdam, Germany
10:00pm
Freaking cold
I have used this blog to tell people what’s going on, when in the beginning I wanted to use this blog to say what’s on my mind…
Here I am sitting on my couch, watching yet one more romantic movie and wonder about what is important in life. What do you need to be happy? Money? Some person to spend the rest of your life with? The perfect job?
I think that in order to be happy, you need to start at your own door. When you look in the mirror every morning, do you see how beautiful you are? Are you able to see beyond the lines in your face, your bushy hair and crooked teeth? Because if you’re not, how do you expect someone else to accept you for whom you are.
Getting dressed is one more thing. If you want to look good, dress comfortable and yet exclusively, not for anyone else but for your own *zing*. If you feel attractive, others will be able to see that spring in your step, that little bit of sunshine in your eyes, despite the heavy rain.
Do not forget to look at other people. You probably have your plate full, but can one little smile hurt? No, it cannot. When you do it for the first time, it might feel funny, but the more often you simply smile at people, the easier it will be. And it will not just ease your worry lines, but brighten up somebody else’s day.
Go at your day not like you have to, but like you want to. There are so many people who don’t have a job, who are barely able to live and here we are complaining about no milk for our coffee or lousy service. A waitress is rude to you? Give her that extra smile, the one that says “I know you are having a really shi**y day and I understand.”
One last piece of advice for today: Be thankful for every little thing in your life.
So long,
Andrea
Here I am sitting on my couch, watching yet one more romantic movie and wonder about what is important in life. What do you need to be happy? Money? Some person to spend the rest of your life with? The perfect job?
I think that in order to be happy, you need to start at your own door. When you look in the mirror every morning, do you see how beautiful you are? Are you able to see beyond the lines in your face, your bushy hair and crooked teeth? Because if you’re not, how do you expect someone else to accept you for whom you are.
Getting dressed is one more thing. If you want to look good, dress comfortable and yet exclusively, not for anyone else but for your own *zing*. If you feel attractive, others will be able to see that spring in your step, that little bit of sunshine in your eyes, despite the heavy rain.
Do not forget to look at other people. You probably have your plate full, but can one little smile hurt? No, it cannot. When you do it for the first time, it might feel funny, but the more often you simply smile at people, the easier it will be. And it will not just ease your worry lines, but brighten up somebody else’s day.
Go at your day not like you have to, but like you want to. There are so many people who don’t have a job, who are barely able to live and here we are complaining about no milk for our coffee or lousy service. A waitress is rude to you? Give her that extra smile, the one that says “I know you are having a really shi**y day and I understand.”
One last piece of advice for today: Be thankful for every little thing in your life.
So long,
Andrea
