Sometimes I wake up grumpy in the morning - but sometimes I let him sleep in
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340286)
Rockingham, Australia
February 8, 2019 8:13am CST
We went to a funeral today. The deceased was just a few days’ short of 96 and had been suffering from Alzheimer’s. Everyone who spoke of the lady said they had never seen her sad. She was always happy and positive. She had been a war bride from Queensland and had sailed on a ‘bride ship’ to live with her American husband. Later they returned to Australia.
I thought what a nice thing to have said about you – no-one could ever remember her being sad. Maybe it is easier for some to always be positive but it is also, I think, a decision we can make.
Some mornings I wake up grumpy (and sometimes I let him sleep in!) but I make a conscious effort to be pleasant in the mornings. Some people I know always seem to start the day in a bad mood. Sometimes it is possible to make a decision to react in a particular way in a certain situation. Sometimes it’s a choice to be happy in the mornings or miserable.
The photo is of topiary bushes in a small country cemetery near here.
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@wolfgirl569 (106478)
• Marion, Ohio
8 Feb 19
Love the bushes. Sometimes you cant help just waking up in a bad mood. Staying there is the choice.
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@wolfgirl569 (106478)
• Marion, Ohio
9 Feb 19
@JudyEv But that bad mood can be useful sometimes too. 
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@JudyEv (340286)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Feb 19
@wolfgirl569 True. Sometimes it serves a purpose.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Feb 19
Everyone should be glad to just wake up still alive.
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@allknowing (136646)
• India
9 Feb 19
That is one thing I am grateful for. I am never moody. But I do not have to be in a bad mood to be nasty (lol)
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
9 Feb 19
@rebelann1949 I loved that. I tell my husband my goal on earth is to drive him crazy and I know I am doing a good job at it.
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@FourWalls (68151)
• United States
8 Feb 19
I try to be nice as well. There's so much hatred and anger out there that I'm just choosing not to participate.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
9 Feb 19
@FourWalls You are very smart. It takes to much negative energy to be nasty or mean.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
8 Feb 19
That was certainly something so great to say about her .
Yes, it's a choice. I hope I let the positive side take over more than the moping ones.
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@Kasjnak (4489)
• Romania
8 Feb 19
I'm always happy, being alive is a great thing and I'm thankful for that. I have a beautiful family and a good job, why should I be in a bad mood in the morning? Bad things happen, but there's always a solution, all we have to do is find it 
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So, this is me, happy every day, sometimes my mood changes, but I recover quickly. Take weather for instance. We had ugly days after ugly days. I don't like it at all, I need sunshine! 
But I also have sunshine in my heart, as long as it's there, then there's no need to worry .
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So, this is me, happy every day, sometimes my mood changes, but I recover quickly. Take weather for instance. We had ugly days after ugly days. I don't like it at all, I need sunshine! But I also have sunshine in my heart, as long as it's there, then there's no need to worry .3 people like this
@Janet357 (75646)
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8 Feb 19
I understand that. Different people have different personalities. My morning is always good. So im always positive. The negative side of me is that im not cool when it comes to dealing some stuff. For example, i bought a charger for my ipad and when i arrived home, it wasnt working. When i returned to the mall, i was really angry but not to the point that i would shout at them. My voice was high, something like that. I dont like being cheated on something because i dont do that to people. Thats why i get angry when someone does it
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
8 Feb 19
Too bad that we didn't all get to meet her. RIP
Makes me wonder if anyone I know offline thinks I'm grumpy at times? I may wake up tired, not wanting to get out of bed, not wanting to do anything but I don't think grumpy. Of course, grumpy would be a description somebody else might use but see myself as grumpy!
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
8 Feb 19
The shrubbery is so beautiful. The lady had a good sense of humor. 96 was a nice old age. More and more people seem to be living longer. I had two uncles that were 103 and 101 and all the rest of my dads siblings were in their late 80's and 90's. My dad was 94.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
9 Feb 19
@JudyEv Some people say they wouldn't want to live that long but as long as I can function and know what is going on around me I am fine thinking that way. My mom had a massive stroke leaving her in a wheel chair and she had alztheimers. I wouldn't want either of those diseases. I always remembered her in her later years doing nothing but watching tv in her chair. My dad was always outside and after he got her up in the morning and fed he would put her in the living room with nothing to look at except the window.
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
9 Feb 19
I've never woken grumpy, at least not that I can recall. I usually wake up bright and cheery. It's rare when I don't, but it happened about a week or so ago when I felt like I needed a few more hours of sleep, but I got through the day.
That is a wonderful thing to say about someone. If it's not a conscious effort to be happy, it should be.
I love the picture. The center bush reminds me of the Mad Hatter's hat.
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
8 Feb 19
Sorry about the loss of your friend. Sounds like a wonderful person.
Sometimes you're right, you have to choose to be in a good mood
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
13 Feb 19
@JudyEv I think there is something to that
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@JudyEv (340286)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Feb 19
Oh for sure. Sometimes the circumstances are such that it's impossible to be happy.
