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Despite a number of things I needed to accomplish today, I spent most of the day in a daze. Not the floating-on-clouds-daydreaming type of daze.. but rather, the zoned-out-zombie kind of stupor.

I can think of a number of of reasons for the low energy:

• Got home from work at 3:30 am, only to be up a few hours later
• Pagod carried over from a few hours of sleep the night before that
• Exhaustion settling in after the adrenalin of meeting a deadline and delivering a big project 
• Overwhelmed with work and not knowing where or how to start

On top of being an unproductive day, I dampened my mood even more by beating myself up for having "wasted" what could have been a more productive day.

Then I got thinking about perspective. That eventually led to a light-bulb moment, wherein you are able to take universal nuggets of wisdom and suddenly apply it to your own life. 

So I saw the silver the lining. And saw that negative experiences can be as potent a blessing as a great one. So let me rewind and recount my day of unexpected blessings:

"Got home from work at 3:30 am, only to be up a few hours later" 

is a blessing because 

it means I am dedicated and passionate about my goals

"Pagod carried over from a few hours of sleep the night before that" 

is a blessing because 

in exchange for precious rest hours, I glorified God through song 

and spent quality time with my siblings

"Exhaustion settling in after the adrenalin 

of meeting a deadline and delivering a big project" 

is a blessing because

it means I had the opportunity to pour energy 

into a something that would affect people positively

"Overwhelmed with work and not knowing where or how to start"

is a blessing because

it means I am being trusted with more work 

and now have more opportunities to learn and grow

 And yes, while I have generally been tired, I am grateful to have a body that warns me when I'm pushing myself too much. So yes, while I may have had an opportunity to be more productive today, I am grateful for a stress-free day and the chance to breathe in-between big deadlines.