Maybe I woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Or something... I'm not exactly sure why I woke up cranky today, but I did. And as my morning went on, I started to ask myself what was making me cranky. This is what I came up with:
All of those things were true for me - but were those the reasons I was cranky? Would those rather miniscule things (in the big picture) change my mood and set the tone for my day? Would I let them?? I told my partner that I was feeling cranky. I did NOT tell him that his still-plugged-in computer was part of the reason.. at least not right away. First we talked about the general crankiness I was feeling. We talked about the fact that I had slept well, and slept enough, but was feeling a little 'off.' I said I was trying to snap myself out of feeling that way, to no avail. He asked me to name the things that were contributing to this feeling. So I told him about the computer. AND his coffeemaker that remained all lit up in the on position for hours. AND other kind of insignificant things that, to me, were really significant right now. I took the feeling of being cranky outside of my body, looked at it, and turned it over and around. Interestingly, once I started to look at the feeling of feeling cranky, it started to loosen its grip on me. Since the feeling came from inside of me, I could take it outside of me, too. Then he asked me to yell at him about the computer and the coffeemaker. So I did. (How often does someone ask you to yell at them?) It was truly helpful in that moment - it helped get the feeling out instead of festering to the point of being a major issue. By talking about it, and even yelling, it suddenly was no longer a big hairy deal. I started to relax more and felt less cranky. My day continued. As time ticked away, the feeling of being cranky became just a memory of a way I had felt earlier today. Now I was even laughing about it. It made a huge difference to talk about feeling cranky instead of letting it take over my day. By taking the feeling out and looking at it, I realized it was just a feeling I had. Nothing more. It wasn't permanent. And life went on. ©Catherine Borowski, 2021 www.celebratingwealth.com
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2/22/2018 03:24:49
5. Everyday is not a sunny day so you should expect that life wouldn't be 100% friendly to you. Your day may had started cranky, but that doesn't mean that you are going to end the day the cranky way too. All choices are up to you, so choose the better direction for your life. Actually, I've learned something from you. You have proven that we have the power to make our day colorful, all we need to so is to believe that it's possible!
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Catherine
2/26/2018 12:39:21
Hi, Best Essays, and thanks for your comment! You're right about all choices being up to me, all choices are our own personal choices. That's really something to consider: we all make choices, whether we realize it at the time or not. And by realizing that fact, it will help to move through your days with more ease. Thanks for taking the time to comment!
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