Once I was asked by a friend, “What makes you get up in the morning?” This was the time I felt like my job wasn’t going anywhere. I hesitated for a while, thought hard on the question, and gave out a profound quip. Looking back, I needed to say that for some sense of reassurance for the both of us. Even if I only believed half of it.

But now at a stage of transition in my career, I ask myself the same question. Whether or not I leap out of bed in the morning, I can’t exactly say. Some days I do, and on other days I don’t. 

Today though, I do believe on what I said two years ago: it’s the little things that make the days enjoyable. Spending some time with my family, the chance to call friends on how they’re doing, the smell of slow brewing coffee, experiencing the kindness of strangers, and all other things we take for granted everyday. What I’ve learned up to now is that life is messy. If we expect a surreal event to happen everyday then we would be left disappointed at the end of the day. Let’s appreciate the things we tend to overlook and see how it enriches our lives. I know I have the tendency to over-romanticize every idea that comes to my mind and this won’t be an exemption.

In terms of romantic, heart-stopping, hormone inducing relationships however, I’ve somehow fell short on that one. That’s okay, no need to hurry. To fill that void, I’ll just re-blog a nostalgic photo with quotes that have nothing to do with the image. /sarcasm/

It’s enough, I guess, for now.

How ‘bout you, what makes you get up in the morning?