Bad Day? Life not going the way you want it to?
This is the season of gratitude and family gatherings. It may seem stressful, but it's all in your mindset. Remember, you can start your day over anytime... You can change your life, and push reset anytime. One way to do this is to find gratitude for what is working - start by making a mental gratitude list of what is positive RIGHT NOW. Then move in that direction with action that improves the quality of your life or day immediately -- even if it's just a change in thought or attitude.
For instance, my gratitude list for the moment looks like this:
1.) It's been a milder, sunny November so -- the utility bills will be lower, yeah! There's only 4 months til spring, and it's been easy to get out without the snow.
2.) The Internet makes connecting with people a finger touch a way.
This doesn't mean we lie to ourselves about the challenging areas of our lives, rather gratitude keeps us from over focusing on the negativity. Often, a bad day is the result of over focusing on a bad moment. This becomes a bad mood. Then that becomes a bad day, that then creates the feeling that it's a bad life, a snow ball effect.
When we have mindful gratitude, tackling the more challenging aspects of our lives becomes easier, less stressful, and we acquire the good judgment necessary to make wise decisions that lead us toward improving our lives, even if it's only by not making a bad situation worse.
Try it -- let me know what you're grateful for this Thanksgiving … in the comments below. How have you turned a bad moment into a good day?
This is the season of gratitude and family gatherings. It may seem stressful, but it's all in your mindset. Remember, you can start your day over anytime... You can change your life, and push reset anytime. One way to do this is to find gratitude for what is working - start by making a mental gratitude list of what is positive RIGHT NOW. Then move in that direction with action that improves the quality of your life or day immediately -- even if it's just a change in thought or attitude.
For instance, my gratitude list for the moment looks like this:
1.) It's been a milder, sunny November so -- the utility bills will be lower, yeah! There's only 4 months til spring, and it's been easy to get out without the snow.
2.) The Internet makes connecting with people a finger touch a way.
This doesn't mean we lie to ourselves about the challenging areas of our lives, rather gratitude keeps us from over focusing on the negativity. Often, a bad day is the result of over focusing on a bad moment. This becomes a bad mood. Then that becomes a bad day, that then creates the feeling that it's a bad life, a snow ball effect.
When we have mindful gratitude, tackling the more challenging aspects of our lives becomes easier, less stressful, and we acquire the good judgment necessary to make wise decisions that lead us toward improving our lives, even if it's only by not making a bad situation worse.
Try it -- let me know what you're grateful for this Thanksgiving … in the comments below. How have you turned a bad moment into a good day?
