If I have learned one thing as one who lives with bi-polar, you have to believe that everything is awesome. I owe the inspiration for this post to the "The Lego Movie". In that movie is a song with the same title as this blog post. If you have a day that you think isn't awesome, you have to respond by saying that it is. You have to name the day. The name you give the day is the nature that day will have. I suppose you could liken it to naming your child. Although not every child takes on the characteristics of the name he/she inherits, there are exceptions. My name, for instance, means "conqueror". I believe that to be my default nature. I undertake an endeavor; I conquer that endeavor. I name the day "awesome"; the day becomes awesome. It doesn't matter how the day began. God creates each and every day of our lives. Let's get a bit mathematical shall we? There is a principal in mathematics that goes like this: If "A" is this, then "B" therefore is this. For example, if God is awesome, then whatever He creates therefore is awesome. I may not be totally correct on the equation, but I believe you can grasp my point. If you say that this day will be crap, this day therefore will be crap. If you call this day awesome, this day will be awesome. It's all a matter of point of view. Damn, I wish I could adhere to my own wisdom. I have much work to do in this aspect of psychology. Bi-Polar often gets the best of me. And, we do know that it is a disease and often cannot be defeated with mere words. Some days are simply going to be bad, because those days are the ones over which we have no control. The power of awesome can only work when you aren't engaged in chemical warfare. But, fear not. The day is still awesome, even if you cannot feel it. Everything is Awesome. Just believe it. Below are the lyrics to the song if you feel inclined to read. Listen to it if you can. It's rather uplifting. Be blessed!
"Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you're part of a team
Everything is awesome when we're living our dream
Everything is better when we stick together
Side by side, you and I gonna win forever, let's party forever
We're the same, I'm like you, you're like me, we're all working in harmony
Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you're part of a team
Everything is awesome when we're living our dream
(Wooo)
3, 2, 1. Go
Have you heard the news, everyone's talking
Life is good 'cause everything's awesome
Lost my job, it's a new opportunity
More free time for my awesome community
I feel more awesome than an awesome possum
Dip my body in chocolate frostin'
Three years later, wash off the frostin'
Smellin' like a blossom, everything is awesome
Stepped in mud, got new brown shoes
It's awesome to win, and it's awesome to lose (it's awesome to lose)
Everything is better when we stick together
Side by side, you and I, gonna win forever, let's party forever
We're the same, I'm like you, you're like me, we're all working in harmony
Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you're part of a team
Everything is awesome when we're living our dream
Blue skies, bouncy springs
We just named two awesome things
A Nobel prize, a piece of string
You know what's awesome? EVERYTHING!
Dogs with fleas, allergies,
A book of Greek antiquities
Brand new pants, a very old vest
Awesome items are the best
Trees, frogs, clogs
They're awesome
Rocks, clocks, and socks
They're awesome
Figs, and jigs, and twigs
That's awesome
Everything you see, or think, or say
Is awesome
Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you're part of a team
Everything is awesome when we're living our dream" ~Tegan and Sarah
"Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you're part of a team
Everything is awesome when we're living our dream
Everything is better when we stick together
Side by side, you and I gonna win forever, let's party forever
We're the same, I'm like you, you're like me, we're all working in harmony
Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you're part of a team
Everything is awesome when we're living our dream
(Wooo)
3, 2, 1. Go
Have you heard the news, everyone's talking
Life is good 'cause everything's awesome
Lost my job, it's a new opportunity
More free time for my awesome community
I feel more awesome than an awesome possum
Dip my body in chocolate frostin'
Three years later, wash off the frostin'
Smellin' like a blossom, everything is awesome
Stepped in mud, got new brown shoes
It's awesome to win, and it's awesome to lose (it's awesome to lose)
Everything is better when we stick together
Side by side, you and I, gonna win forever, let's party forever
We're the same, I'm like you, you're like me, we're all working in harmony
Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you're part of a team
Everything is awesome when we're living our dream
Blue skies, bouncy springs
We just named two awesome things
A Nobel prize, a piece of string
You know what's awesome? EVERYTHING!
Dogs with fleas, allergies,
A book of Greek antiquities
Brand new pants, a very old vest
Awesome items are the best
Trees, frogs, clogs
They're awesome
Rocks, clocks, and socks
They're awesome
Figs, and jigs, and twigs
That's awesome
Everything you see, or think, or say
Is awesome
Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you're part of a team
Everything is awesome when we're living our dream" ~Tegan and Sarah