🌰 How I Choose My Morning, Without Being Swayed by Emotions

In the morning, I noticed the water wasn't draining well in the sink.
When I peered inside, there sat a small acorn, likely picked up by my daughter somewhere, wedged right in the drain.

For a split second, a scolding rose up to my throat.
"Seriously, why would you wash something like this down here?"

In the busy morning hours, every second is precious.
Imagining the effort to fix the clog, I felt my brow start to furrow.

However, I suddenly stopped and took a breath first.

"There's an acorn rolling around in here.
Who put this in?"

When I asked that, my daughter said in a slightly small voice,
"…I'm sorry."

When I saw her face, before I could get angry, a thought occurred to me.

As I removed the acorn, I asked myself a question.
How will I react to what just happened?

Will I give in to irritation?
Or will I accept it as part of our precious daily life?

The time we spend with our children is much shorter than we think.
I didn't want to cloud the start of an important day with a fleeting emotion.

Instead of being swayed by my emotions,
today, too, I choose my own state of mind.

With that small resolution,
my morning began to move quietly.

Before heading out, I try to smile as much as possible.

Because being able to meet again with a smile
is never something to be taken for granted.

I hope we can all choose our state of mind with kindness.✨

Thank you for reading until the end.