Once Upon a Rainy Day

Struggle is real. That's what all I can say when I was trying to wake up today. My eyelids were so heavy, they were like a 100 kilo of mass trying to cover my eyes. I literally had to prop my eyes half opened just to transition to this new day.

And when my fleeting consciousness came back to me like the haunting ghost of the present's past the very first thing I did was say grace but soon right after was to count the remaining vacation leave credits I have under my account. Yes, I almost succumbed to the invitation of my bed and not go to work today, but above all else, the need for money is a motivation enough to roll myself out of bed and reluctantly bathe myself on that lonely four-cornered room people call the bathroom.

I stayed there for some minutes before realizing that I didn't even brought a towel with me. I went back out and heated some water. I pour myself a freshly boiled cup and made some minty and honey tea. It tastes good, but it was too minty that when I tried to blow some of the steam off, my eyes were irritated by the coolness and I was forced to closed them again. I tried so hard to open them and now they're closed.

I could not let that go on any longer since I knew that if I close them any longer than a blink, I will be back in the dreamland. So I mustered all of my will and took a sip of that hot beverage, and hot it really was on my tongue. I think I burned a good portion of my tongue, anyhow, that sent a lot of signals to my body and I was wide awake.

I went on through the rest of the morning as I usually does.

Grasping at Straws

It's also gloomy and rainy days like this one that my mind wanders around and wonder how other people get the courage and the motivation to stand up and go through their days like it was normal, and like it was effortless. I think we all have different motivation but the most common denominator I guess is again, money.

There's a famous commercial here in the Philippines which popularized the line "para kanino ka bumabangon?" (for whose sake are you waking up?).

Just like the man above said, his answer to that question is "for my kids". Some of us will have the same answer "for my family". That's quite true, noble and really admirable. But it's really money we're all after. Yes of course, the money will be for them, but essentially what we need is just money. We wouldn't even bother waking up from this kind of bed weather if we are loaded with cash and would live by even if we miss a couple of days without going into our savings.

At the end of the day, it's still money that motivates us the most. Well, others may say different. Some people may answer "for my crush" to that very same question. Yes of course, that's a valid reason too. Who doesn't want to see and meet their special someone even with days like this. After all, something magical may happen and it's cuddle weather after all.

Forget the hot cup of coffee or hot chocolate, nothing's warmer than your special someone's hug and embrace. Oooh lala.

I guess what I am trying to say is, whatever the motivation is, the most important thing is we get up and get through the day, the struggle may be real, but someday, somehow everything will be worth it and you will be thankful that once upon a rainy day, you got up and fought against your own tardiness.

Hey they rainy day!

How are you feeling today my friend? I hope you're getting by well and healthy as heck. It's tempting to go out in the rain but staying wet isn't really a good idea today okay? Stay wet, inside, that's another story.

If you don't have to go anywhere today, I'm looking at you WFH folks, I envy you. Have a hot cup of coffee or tea for me, okay?

Anyhow, I appreciate you stumbling upon this humble blog post of mine and as always...

Cheers!!!

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