You’re usually pretty happy on a daily basis and there’s nothing really terrible wrong in your life but you’re just in a rut and your mood is reflecting it. That’s how my day was going today. Mopey. Unproductive. Annoyed. I had to make a change. So I decided since I wasn’t getting anything else done, I would start writing down why I felt like crap. Boy, did that turn out to be some good therapy. When you already enjoy writing and then start noting your feelings, you can’t possibly feel more at home. Here’s how I turned my day around and then got a blog post out of it. Hopefully this will make you smile the next time you’re feelin’ low.
I was actually laughing by the time I finished reading my positive responses. Mostly out of shock that it was actually making me feel better, but also because I solved one of my problems with it. (The runner-up name for this post was ‘How I Came Up With This Blog Post”.) I find myself often thinking ‘people don’t understand me’, ‘why should I share my feelings with people who probably don’t care’, or ‘I really don’t know anyone that could make me feel better’. The reality of it is, as anti-social as it sounds, no one knows you better than yourself. So if you can be your own friend in moments like these that are more of a petty need than something more life-altering, you ultimately make everyone happier. Especially yourself. (Photo credit: Man Holding a Paper Smile via Shutterstock)
