Twenty Five for Twenty Six

 Today was my nephews' first visit to the Universal Orlando Resort. I stuck the older one on The Mummy roller coaster without properly preparing him and he was not happy. The whole group shared a Simpson donut because why not. I had rice, chicken and bans for lunch and I walked 4.5 miles.  It was a good day and I wish everyday as like today. 

Despite being rainy and cold here in Florida, today is a beautiful day. Because I choose it to be. I have been struggling so much recently and even though in all of that struggle I have chosen to be happy and to keep moving forward, there is still so much that I keep letting get in the way of that choice. Everyone has these "New Year, New Me" type of declarations. Mine is different only in that I made mine when I turned 25. So far I haven't seen a ton of change and while I can sit here and type about  "the reasons why," it all boils down to me. I am making choices that hinder my desired goal. Sometimes those choices are justified and sometimes they aren't. They are always choices. Today I choose to be happy and to leave some of the stress and struggle where it started. Today I choose to work towards goals, put some of my needs first, focus on happiness and strength. Today I choose for it to be a beautiful day.