It's Monday, late September –
another weekend gone, another summer too. I feel tired, slightly
melancholic and kind of bored. The news is filled with wars and
greed and the new iphone 6 and somehow it just all seems to go round
in circles, spiralling downwards.
Last month I wrote a blog
about peace and when I checked the statistics page earlier on, I saw
that it got less than a third of the usual hits. In fact, it was the least popular article since I've started blogging 4
years ago. Makes me wonder: Are people not really interested in
peace?
So maybe I should talk a
bit more about all the misery going on around us. Let's see... There
are the children in the Middle East who are trying to walk through
life without legs. There are millions of modern-day slaves wasting
their precious time producing cheap clothes, one-way headphones and
plastic toys no-one needs; billions of animals are locked away in
dark factories to feed fat people and old habits; despite leading
richer and more comfortable lives than ever before, depression in the
West is spreading far quicker than Ebola. Food is turning to poison,
forests to deserts and oceans to seas of rubbish. There's Nestlé,
Primark, Ikea, Monsanto and McDonalds. Corrupt politicians, selfish
businessmen and hateful priests; ignorant consumers and heart-broken
dreamers. Shall I continue?
I could, but I won't.
After all it's Monday and I like Mondays. So to counteract the rising
winter blues, here are 10 reasons why I feel grateful in this very moment:
- There's music – how amazing is music!
- And sunsets!
- I have a warm bed to sleep in tonight
- I'm able to go and buy organic food if I want to
- I share a house with good friends
- Autumn rain has arrived (check out the Pluviophile)
- I'm a Dad with a beautiful daughter
- When I look outside my window I see trees
- Each day, more people help to create a better world
- Possibilities are endless
In summary: Life on this planet sucks at times but being alive is truly wonderful!
PS: What about you? What
are your 10 reasons to feel grateful and happy today?
