My Day

Today started out dreary and it didn't hold much promise.

When your alarm goes off at 7, and just for kicks you check the temperature outside and it's -3 degrees, you know it's bound to be a rough Monday.

Getting out of bed I groaned and rubbed my eyes, realizing that I was the only one in my apartment that was awake.

Then, I remembered this:

So I changed my attitude and decided to make getting out of bed worth it.

Changing your attitude can suck, but it can make a world of difference.

Walking to my first class (which is on the complete opposite side of campus, a nearly twenty minute walk, uphill...) in -3 degree weather with a wind chill on top of that, would not normally be a great start to my day.

But - you're about to think I'm crazy - there's something invigorating about freezing to the degree of numbness.

Getting to class, I was awake and ready for the day.

So thanks, Rexburg, for the wake up call to stop complaining about the things in life that I can't change.

Sometimes, you just have to realize that life is beautiful.