He was smiling the first time I saw him. He smiled so brightly that day. We had lunch and talked like it was not the first time for us to see each other. It’s like we’ve known each other for a long time.
It was a brief encounter. He had to go elsewhere that day. I could have talked to him for hours still, he asked me if I wanted to see him again that night. I declined. I am not comfortable seeing him afterwards. For one reason or another.
I deserve to be happy and successful.
I have a positive outlook in life. But I was not born that way. I was once a negative thinker. I often anticipate the worse in every given situation. I worry a lot, I feel negative emotions more often than not.
But then, I realized that every little thing happening to us is the by-product of our reactions to every given situation.
Our happiness depends on the habit of mind we cultivate. So practice happy thinking every day. Cultivate the merry heart, develop the happiness habit, and life will become a continual feast.
-Norman Vincent Peale
Since then, I make it a point to check my reaction, alter it if I can in a positive way.
There is something about a person’s first glance on things, others. I can’t put it into words but short of saying it’s magical, it just have a feel of being surreal. Did I just imagine it? Am I seeing things right?
I chose At First Glance because I normally form my observations initially through glances. And I also read a phrase using those three words and it stuck.
I hope you will join me as we journey to the murky world of blogging.
Ciao for now!