On a Cloud

It has been an interesting past month. This year has given me some challenging months and I decided to let things go and focus on the good. I figured that nothing would change if I kept focusing on the bad. It would not help me to feel better. At least if I kept my eye on the good things I could at least have some happiness to look forward to.

My father believed in the power of positive thinking. I remember the Norman V. Peale book he always had when I was a child that proved it. I was never into those things but July made me realize there is something to it. Focusing on the positive led to nothing but good things and I am very grateful.

My family and I went out early in the month and it was a happy day for everyone. Good food, beautiful views, and time with people I love are always good things. As someone who hardly ever goes out, it was a trip out of the house that was worth the effort.

I have been doing my best to become healthier last month. I realized I had to step up my fitness routine so I started a new set of workouts. I have only been able to do it for half a month by the end of July but I have already received positive comments. There are already positive changes that have been obvious in those two weeks and I love it. It is encouraging me to push and work harder. It's challenging because of my vertigo but I'm doing my best to adjust my workouts to avoid triggering it. Lucky for me that strategy has been working out for me so far.

Another thing I have put my positive thoughts into is having money. Apart from small side hustles, I have been pretty much unemployed for almost a year. I have been living on my savings as I try to figure out my next move. Focusing on financial stability has resulted in me receiving money I never expected. I also got offers for new side hustles that will help support me until I figure out what to do next. My previous employer has also been keen on trying to get me back. The opportunities keep on coming. It is an exciting thing to see.

At this point, I don't want to close myself off to any possibility. My focus is on having enough to live a comfortable existence. I don't want to be specific about where that would come from. I don't want to limit my view on this. If any opportunity comes along, I will keep an open mind and see where things will go.

I also have my passion projects, I have been happy with the ideas I have been able to work on so far. I plan on publishing a podcast featuring this blog soon, along with some other ideas I have been toying with. My writing for my novels is still ongoing and I am also happy with where those projects are going. I'm excited to see them completed soon.

So many of the good things that happened to me started on the birthday of Seventeen member Wonwoo. He has become some sort of lucky charm because I got not one but three blessings on his birthday. All good things on his special day mean it would be hard to forget his birthday from now on. He started an account on Instagram featuring his photography a couple of months back. I'm very inspired to post some of my more photos on my account because of it. Not photos for the blog, but photos for photography's sake. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I can commit to this idea.

Another Seventeen-related idea I have is posting videos of my song covers. There are rumors that a channel on YouTube and its related Instagram account that does this is Woozi. I am a big fan of the guy. I guess you can say he was my first bias in the group. Watching his videos gave me the idea of posting my own. I have recorded similar videos of myself singing karaoke in the past. The kind with the camera focused on the TV screen instead of on me. Seeing that account made me think I could post my archived videos too. I don't know if that account is Woozi or not, but that gave me another idea and outlet for some of the things I do as a hobby.

As most of the people I'm close to are aware, I am a coffee fiend. July has been my coffee overload month and I have been very happy about it. Coffee doesn't do much to keep me awake because of how used my body is to it, but I love the taste of it so much. I am grateful that I get to indulge in it daily through a local coffee shop.

Like I wrote at the start of this post, July has been about all good things. I look forward to how the rest of the year keeps giving me more of that. I hope that everyone keeps receiving good things in their lives too.