Today Is Going To Be A Good Day And Here's Why

One of my favorite Broadway plays is Dear Evan Hansen and the main character is challenged to write letters to himself everyday starting with "Dear Evan Hansen, today is going to be a good day and here's why...." and ever since I first saw this play I have thought that the concept was so unique. Recently I have found myself having a lot of bad days, so this morning when I woke up, I decided to write one of these letters to myself. Here is what I wrote:

Dear Jensen Christina,

Today is going to be a good day and here's why...

-because you are alive and you have survived every moment leading up to today
-because you have the power to control how you react to life
-because you are loved and cared for, whether you believe it or not
-because you are striving to better yourself daily
-because you are kind-hearted and sweet
-because you are strong and a warrior
-because you have the opportunity to love on others at work today
-because you need to have a good day.

Those were my reasons. I needed a good day, because another bad day would have killed me. So I started my day with these things in mind. Immediately life tried to change that mindset when I accidentally went into work 2 hours too early. Normally I would have been furious, today I decided to react differently, and decided to spend some much-needed quality time with myself and enjoyed those two hours of peace. I noticed how that choice effected my attitude towards every small situation today. Someone even commented on how much more joyful I seemed today (I know, crazy that I'm not known as the joyful type ha ha).

Looking back at today I realized that I have the choice to either let situations control my joy or let my joy control my situations.

I recognize that not everyday is going to be like today. Having an incredible day from start to finish is definitely an anomaly in my life, but it is possible to have good moments within bad days if we look for them. Not everyday is inherently bad because there are bad aspects, sometimes they are just bad aspects within an otherwise good day.

So if you are like me and just need a good day, take this Dear Evan Hansen challenge and start your day by writing this letter to yourself.

Today is going to be a good day and here's why...

Jeremiah 29:11 Day 12