When it feels like all hope is lost...

Some days are harder than others.

I guess that is just life. I want to have every day be wonderful, full of optimism and hope, but the world around us is all about negativity and failure. Even at BYU, we are still connected to the world.

Today was just plain ugly.

1. I broke a mug at work. It didn't belong to me and it was my fault that I broke it. I felt so terrible that I broke something that belonged to someone else and had no idea who they were so I could make it right. 
2. I am not doing so great at these stat quizzes anymore. And I don't know why. 
3. I find it hard to write a 600 word paper. (probably because I haven't had to write a paper in a long time)
4. My friend stole my paper topic. And ya, it doesn't matter because there are probably people who chose my topic too, but just the idea that I told her my topic, then she went and wrote her paper on the same person.
5. My apartment reminds me of a pigsty. Tons of flies swarm the leftover food sitting in dishes.

So how to counter all this negativity and pessimism?


To quote a favorite movie of mine, We Bought A Zoo,  "Sometimes all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage -- 20 seconds of embarrassing bravery and I promise you something great will come of it."


So that is what I made of my day. 20 seconds of insane courage, a forever of waiting, and a successful ending.