Are you a "Basker?"

Do you take the time to bask each day and revel in the wonderful life that you have created for yourself? Do you find little things each day that make you happy and take a moment to enjoy the goodness that you feel inside? Basking in your surroundings is such an important act but it is not necessarily natural for everyone. I think of it like the Choose Your Own Adventure books I used to read as a kid. You read half the book and then got to decide if you wanted to read story A or story B to continue to a particular ending. Basking is story A and not basking is story B. You will go through the same life so to speak but you can enjoy each moment so much more if you choose A and bask in all of the good things and try to look past as much of the bad as possible. One easy way to start basking is if you are in line at a store and the person checking you out is snarky or a customer service agent on the telephone makes you feel bad, instead of reacting and sharing in their unhappy moment you can pause for a breath and then make the decision to stay in a positive mindset. Tell yourself that he or she is probably having a bad day or a rough time at home. Most people don't treat others poorly just for the fun of it, it usually is because of a situation in their own life. Your continued kindness may even help to brighten the day of the negative person and that is a huge gift to give to someone else. We all have the choice to bask but if we don't make the official decision to do so, negative influences can slowly sneak up on us. Stop and look at yourself this week and figure out if you are taking time to bask in the wonderful aspects of your life. If you haven't been doing this, start little by little and find one great thing about yourself and your achievements, to revel in and celebrate. Enjoy your accomplishments and praise yourself for being you. The sooner you start the sooner you will excel at enjoying all the things that you have created for yourself in this wonderful life of yours. It is time to bask!