#3: More Than Fine

There's a song, I think by Audio Adrenaline, that says "Before my feet hit the ground, I give this day to You."

Um...I kind of suck at doing that. When I wake up in the morning...scratch that....look, I'm not a morning person at all. I never wake up all chipper and ready to go. So, when I wake up in the morning, I'm groggy, I need eye drops, I need to pee, I want to go back to sleep (sometimes I do) and COFFEEEEEEEE.

It's only after all of that, I'm all, "Oops.......sorry....."

I wanted to start a new habit a few months back. When things were super rough around here, there was a lot of negativity, confusion and uncertainty floating around our home. I was tired of feeling bad. I decided that each day, I was going to choose joy. I was going to verbally say it.

Habits are REALLY hard to keep up, especially if they're good ones. Well, except for brushing your teeth and washing your hands after potty time, but still... I sucked for a while and said it later in the day or sometimes not at all. But I kept reminding myself.

And hey, check it out! It became a mantra for me; words to live by; my prayer that I would lift up.

See, I didn't want just a good day. I didn't want an okay day. I hoped for a great day. But I knew that it all began with me. I wasn't going to give up and let the day do me. I was going to do the day and be joyful. 

I'm not perfect and I still make mistakes. Some days feel joy-less and some days downright crappy. But I still say the words because there is still joy to be found no matter what. Maybe it was a hug. A cup of coffee warmed up by your kiddos. A special message unlooked for. Even a song.

I want more than fine. I want pure joy. I want more than okay. I want to look for the silver lining. I'm not going to let the world tell me that I'm something I'm not.

Guys, it's as easy as that. I. CHOOSE. JOY. Today, I choose joy. Right now, I choose joy. I choose more than fine, more than okay. I choose to not let the day do me. I choose to not sell out.

Listen to this song and choose to be more than fine. Choose joy.

When I wake in the morning
I want to blow into pieces
I want more than just ok, more than just ok
When I'm up with the sunrise
I want more than just blue skies
I want more than just ok, more than just ok

I'm not giving up, giving up, not giving up now
I'm not giving up, giving up, not backing down

More than fine, more than bent on getting by
More than fine, more than just ok

When I'm lit with the sunshine
I want more than just a good time
I want more than just ok, more than just ok

I'm not giving up, giving up, not giving up now
I'm not giving up, giving up, not selling out

More than fine, more than bent on getting by
More than fine, more than just ok
More than fine, more than bent on getting by
More than fine, more than just ok

More than oceans away from the dawn
More than oceans away from the dawn
More than oceans away from who we are
More than oceans, more than oceans, yeah

More than fine, more than bent on getting by
More than fine, more than just ok
More than fine, more than bent on getting by
More than fine, more than just ok