romantisize the world around you

The world can be a very negative place to be in. I've personally found that it weighs down on me a lot. It sometimes put me in a very depressing and negative headspace when I want to be a positive and happy person. But it proves to be a challenge in everyday life. 

I'm stuck in a routine constantly. I wake up, go to uni (either for a class, meeting or work), come home, eat and go to bed. Sometimes I'll shake it up a bit and go into town (either Harrow or Central London) but I mostly sit at home with Netflix or Amazon Prime on whilst I do work or plan my next radio show. It's very repetitive, week in, week out. 

So I've decided to adopt a new attitude. Today as I walked to uni I looked up to see blue sky peeking out from behind the grey clouds. "The day is getting brighter," I said to myself, "That means it will be sunnier and feel happier." This immediately put a smile on my face. I was walking along in the wind, the sun starting to shine out and my favourite song playing and I found a sense of peace. It's like the opening in a movie was all that ran through my head. For a few minutes it felt beautiful. Then I had to start work and that went away, but oh well.

​A similar thing happened on my way home. A huge gust of wind blew out and pushed my coat back, causing my bag to fall off my shoulder. Usually that would annoy me, but I stopped getting angry and just laughed. That must have looked ridiculous! I thought. And for the second time that day I was smiling walking along the street listening to my new playlist, and I started to fall in love with the world again.

Romanticising your life doesn't have to be a bad thing. It doesn't mean you're hiding away from the realities of life, it just means that you're putting a positive spin on everything, and that at least makes me feel much happier.