So there is this thing called weekend coming up and every time I am happy that next Friday is weekend again, but this is not what I am going to write about.

There is a lot of self help/life hack stuff and financial guru's and cool lifehackers (check that one out, the guy is a badass and it's such a fun read, I got the biking to work down, unfortunately I am not that much of a handyman) and there are books about it (inspirational) and whatnot. But today one article really caught my attention and one of the bullet points I have to share here, for or to understand me it hits the nail on the head:

You have made the best of some tough situations. – Smiling doesn’t always mean you’re happy with everything.  Sometimes it just means you’re strong and smart enough to accept it and make the best of it.

Read the whole article here

If you read the article there is more and yes, just try to be happy, sometimes you can't change a situation but you definitely can change your point of view.

Sometimes it boils down to not being a dick and sometimes to just being friendly (or let's call it common courtesy) and say 'hello' in the elevator, but seriously I am not getting up at 4:30am. I went to a Silent Retreat once, it was a yoga retreat in a temple in a small town not too far from Shanghai. I went with friends and to be honest, I couldn't stay quiet, I was with friends, we had a couple of beers and subway sandwiches before we got there and had to share a couple of words. One particular girl really tried and did it, she was the only one in the group, because during meditation and yoga classes the yogi asked questions. One day she didn't feel alright and did not show up for the I think 5am meditation, it was hard to understand from turning her head and doing the finger in the mouth gesture that she did not feel right. Also: people there gave us plain congee with a little topping of pickled veggies and then rice and a little topping of pickled veggies for lunch and dinner - I do like vegetarian or vegan food but with that diet my body did not really function. I didn't sleep well, I felt exhausted the whole time and came back less relaxed than before I went. Next time I try the laughing yoga - maybe that is more up my alley...

P.S.: Yes, the article with the words is about to come, all of the above just spewed out of my hands and I wasn't planning on writing so much, but please enjoy.