Well, so far this week has been a very relaxing one.
I've been trying to follow my list of improvements and I'm proud of myself at how well I'm doing so far.
Since Sunday there were 23 instances where, had I not made my list, I would've lost my temper...little things like getting cut off while driving ( I have terrible road rage..something I inherited from my Canadian roots, apparently!)...
Anyhow, to make a long story short, I've been feeling much more relaxed as I chose not to get angry in those moments. I just kept repeating "Happy thoughts!" over and over again.
My husband saw how my attitude has been improving, he jumped on the bandwagon as well. He knows me well enough to know what gets me going, so before I even have time to register what is happening, he is already saying "Happy thoughts! Happy thoughts!"
It's actually quite cute, since he can't speak a word of English so it kind of comes out as: "Hapay fox!" hehehe :) :)
Anyhow, I'm even enjoying my dancing more. It says something about being more optimistic and calmer in life. I happen to like this temperament better.
Oh, I'm not 'cured' but if I'm going to put energy into something, it's better to put it into "hapay fox", rather than road rage :)
Today was also the last day of school and we had the graduation ceremony for my junior high school students. They are my favourite students and I will miss them terribly.
In the six years I've been here, I have never met a group of Japanese teenagers as outgoing, kind, friendly and open-minded as them. They made me feel like a friend and respected me as a teacher. I will really miss them. We took lots of pictures together after the ceremony, so I will definitely develop them to keep for memories.
Yes, so far it is shaping up to be a very good week.
Happy thoughts :)
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