"A life is made up of small moments, snapshots in time." A lifetime is a collective of these mementos, and if we're extremely lucky, somewhere deep in the recesses of our minds, we are able to recall some of the most vivid ones from our past.
One of my new mantras is to try to experience the good moments of my life as future mementos in time, realizing and appreciating their significance in my life - perhaps a further extension of simply not taking good things for granted. The end result hopefully being that the happy times not only outweigh and outnumber the unhappy ones, but also help outshine them.
Take a moment from your day where you're smiling and reflect upon it, not later, but in the moment that it's happening. What has occurred to make you smile? How does it make you feel? What do you most appreciate about it? How has it brightened your day? Then when you're not having such a good moment later in your day, take a minute to breathe and think back upon your memento, your personal snapshot in time, and appreciate that your life has moments like this in order for you to appreciate the ones like that...
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