Expect little, enjoy the simple

“Accept that it might not be the best and be okay with it.”

I didn’t expect this.

To be honest, I expected much less.

I never quite thought that it would be this easy.

I prepared myself for the absolute worst, came to terms with the fact that it could happen, and accepted it.

Doing this allowed me to find happiness in the simplest of things.

By telling myself I was just going to accept what happened, I had one of the most enjoyable weekends I’ve had in recent memory. For once in my life, I had no schedule, no internal clock keeping me worried about what I was doing every single second of every day.

Simple things I would write off before became more beautiful than ever before.

I took a couple more seconds to be grateful for the moments I overlooked before. Being able to wake up and watch the sunrise with nothing telling me I can’t. Being able to walk outside and literally explore wherever I could desire. Being able to talk to any of the important people in my life with a tap on a screen.

I reminded myself it is a blessing to wake up each day.

Each day I am able to open my eyes and move my body without any pain is a gift.

This mindset gave me a new perspective.

It made me realize I need to just enjoy these experiences. These days where I have nothing weighing down on me. These days where there is not a single worry in the world have allowed me to really realize how I feel about everything.

NOTHING HAS TO BE A CERTAIN WAY.

I think this is the mental barricade I finally was able to knock down. In my head, I saw things as having to be a certain way. I assumed there are things in life that are just destined to work a certain way. I created these motifs in my head that are just the way they are. By doing this I created restraints. I created a box that I couldn’t really leave because “that’s just how it is.”

But it never just is the way it is. It can be changed. It is meant to change.

Life can be explored outside those 4 boxed-in walls. It’s honestly better when it is.

Sometimes you just have to allow it to be.

This weekend I did just allow it to be, and it’s never been better:)