There has always been war, always been difficult times, always been illness, and life has always ended in death. There are always going to be times that your heart breaks and days that feel like it is "the absolute worst day." But is it really? Is your life legitimately ending? Doubtful. There are numerous optimistic people in the world thankfully, but sometimes I come across quite a few dingos who are just so darn negative all the time. I do not understand how a person goes through life being completely unhappy and searching for the negatives in every situation. So here are reasons to remember that you need to be smiling EVERY SINGLE DAY whether it isn't the best one or whatever the case is.

1) You are alive. HELLO. Be grateful you were granted another day on earth. Your body was able to function through a night of sleep. Day after day you put your body through so much--exercise, work, stress, sitting for hours at a desk, depriving it of sleep and nutrition, and other strenuous activities. Tomorrow is never a guarantee, so we all need to start appreciating every morning alarm clock we hear. Yes, hearing that terrible sound go off seems like the worst noise and all you want is a few more moments of sweet slumber, but get over and get going. Today is going to be the best day of your life.

2) Someone cares about you. Whether it is your parents, your siblings, your grandparents, your friends, your roommate, your sorority/fraternity, your boyfriend/girlfriend, your pets, or any other person--someone in the world cares about your well-being. They care about you still being alive. Your life matters to them. They want you to be happy. They want the best for you above anything else.

3) SMILE. In third grade, my teacher told me as my class was walking into all-school mass to make sure I smile at every elderly person in the church, because they might be very sad or need a boost to make their day brighter. For whatever reason, I took that to heart and have never forgotten it. A smile can change someone's day. When you are having a crappy day yourself, someone else is probably having a worse one--so you need to buck up and put on a smile. Cheering someone else up will secretly without knowing it make your day wonderful.

4) Life is beautiful. Walk outside. Smell the fresh air. No, America is not the most exotic place ever, but it is a darn good country to live in. We have so many opportunities at hand. We have the right to do just about anything within reason. And for the most part the United States is a safe place to live. We are blessed enough not to have war happening in our backyards or be worried where we will flee to next. We have a beautiful life in every aspect.

We have the power to create the best of every single moment, but overall we will definitely get stuck with a few hours of bad news, things just not going as planned, and a few times that rain will crash down during our parades. But, there is always a way to make the most of every bad situation. Umbrellas and rain boots wouldn't be so cute, if you were meant to stay inside every time it rained. Life is much too short to mope around and complain about this and that. This life is a gift and a wonderful one at that. Say you get a hundred years (give or take, of course) what are you going to do with 36,000 days? #SMILE