My beautiful day was, in
fact, a beautiful day and
made all the more lovely
with the recognition of
such.
The one thing I was most
concerned about was the
weather. My favorite
kind of weather is
overcast but not humid. I
wasn ’t counting on
nature to comply with
my plans for an ideal day,
but I was pleasantly
surprised when I woke up
and found the weather
was just as I liked.
The prospects for the day
were already great
because it was a
weekend and I had no
obligations; I like having
a whole free day.
I love to save money, so
shopping was wonderful
because I got a lot of
buys at good deals,
including $2 shoes and a
new denim skirt for $6. It
was fun window-shopping
as well.
It means a lot to me to
be able to go through a
day smoothly with no
arguments or mishaps;
this depends a lot on the
person you ’re with.
Thankfully my friend was
great, chivalrous, fun and
intriguing, as usual. You
should be with someone
who makes you feel like
it ’s ok to be yourself.
For dinner we ate at
Claim Jumper ’s, which is
one of my favorite
restaurants with big
portions. The food was
great, the service was
actual fun and the
company was divine.
Finally we ended the day
with a movie I hadn ’t
seen before (I don’t like
watching movies I’ve
already seen). It was nice
because, like that day,
there was nothing to do
particularly the next day
but enjoy myself.
All of the “beautiful”
elements have been tried
and true; I ’ve discovered
what I like and what I
don ’t like, so it was easy
to compile a list of ideal
qualities of a day and
aim to live them out.
They all make me feel
good without any harm
to others and there ’s
really nothing else I
could ask for from a day.
It’s only unfortunate how
difficult it is to have just
one perfect day with so
little time to accomplish
ideally everything I could
want to do. My life goals
include making a positive
significant difference in
the world and of course
it ’s rather complicated
to carry this out in 24
hours. However, I still
found it was possible to
make the day beautiful
while keeping along the
lines of my goals by being
courteous and kind.
Sometimes someone’s
day can be brightened by
a simple considerate act,
like holding open a door
or giving a compliment.
Having a great and
beautiful day is probably
less special without
taking the time to enjoy
and savor it as well as
being grateful for it.
There’s no point in
having a perfect day if
you don ’t realize it; it’s
all about your state of
mind. Sometimes people
can have wonderful days
but have such a negative
attitude or a strong
focus on the less
favorable elements of
their day that it doesn’t
even matter.
I think living out a
“ beautiful day” can be
achieved more often if
one were just to exercise
such gratitude and
recognition of one ’s luck
and privilege. One should
also be willing to look at
things more positively
and be capable of
looking past the negative
to enjoy beautiful days
more often.
While people can hardly
have control over things
like weather or the
moods of others, they
can make choices to
affect their
circumstances. They can
move to a place with
favorable weather or act
in ways that would
engender certain
responses from those
around them. You always
have a choice!
I later realized that I
helped make for my own
beautiful day. I did my
homework early in the
week so I could have a
free weekend. I chose my
company and treated
him well so he would
reciprocate my kindness.
I suggested the activities
we partook in and the
locations we visited; they
were reasonable and fun.
Though I couldn ’t have
power over everything, I
retained a positive
attitude and tried what I
could to ensure I had a
beautiful day.
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