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As I lay on the soft grass bank of Atitlan, I scrawled my shallow negativity... The more I slipped down the spiral, the more darker my thoughts became... manifesting knarled fists scratching out cathartic drivel as I dwell on the day's meanlingless inconveniences...

Then...

Something snapped... I couldn't believe the day could possibly be anywhere near as grim as it'd become in my mind. On a whim, I rewound the entire day back to my awakening moments... I now scribed and focused only on what DID go right, and any pleasantries I could recall... The more I found light, the more light there was! The light soon overwhelmed the dark and what had just moments prior been a horrible day, was now the complete opposite! All of the previous darkness seemed nothing more than shadow during a glorious royal blue day... I was free. I couldn't believe how just a slight change of attitude could have such a profound effect on my day... my mind... my soul.

All was right, and as I closed my journal, I looked up in time to catch the sun setting over volcano-rimmed lago Atitlan, Guatemala. If only I could remember that simple yet profound lesson....

Description
As I lay on the soft grass bank of Atitlan, I scrawled my shallow negativity... The more I slipped down the spiral, the more darker my thoughts became... manifesting knarled fists scratching out cathartic drivel as I dwell on the day's meanlingless inconveniences...

Then...

Something snapped... I couldn't believe the day could possibly be anywhere near as grim as it'd become in my mind. On a whim, I rewound the entire day back to my awakening moments... I now scribed and focused only on what DID go right, and any pleasantries I could recall... The more I found light, the more light there was! The light soon overwhelmed the dark and what had just moments prior been a horrible day, was now the complete opposite! All of the previous darkness seemed nothing more than shadow during a glorious royal blue day... I was free. I couldn't believe how just a slight change of attitude could have such a profound effect on my day... my mind... my soul.

All was right, and as I closed my journal, I looked up in time to catch the sun setting over volcano-rimmed lago Atitlan, Guatemala. If only I could remember that simple yet profound lesson....