Yesterday was one of those days where one thing went wrong early in the morning and it just set the tone for the day. One after the other things just kept going wrong, I kept stumbling upon frustration after frustration. By mid-day I was ready to explode. I didn't know if I was going to break down and cry my eyes out or scream and tell someone off. All I wanted to do was cross my arms, make a puss and stomp my feet around! But...I didn't. In fact, as one unfortunate thing happened after another, I kept my cool. I kept thinking of all I have to be grateful for, even in the frustrating circumstances I was facing. By late day all I could do was just laugh at how things were still coming up, going wrong! Being a laughter yoga teacher, I constantly remind my students to laugh at themselves and things that happen in their life. It really does work and it certainly worked for me!
I got into bed last night and instead of mulling over every crappy thing that happened (like the $25 parking ticket, or the tiff I got into with a coworker, etc.) I thought about all of the blessings that I have instead. Yea, it was super annoying that I had to drive over the Tappen Zee bridge 3 times because my GPS took me the wrong direction somewhere but hey, at least I have a fully functioning car! I laughed at everything the day was throwing at me and ended up sleeping it off, waking up to a new fresh start. Take that crappy-day!
Don't get me wrong, this takes work and lots of patience. But if I can do it, so can you!
Gratitude...it works! Laughing things off...that works too!!!
I wrote this because this was the words of wisdom on my tea bag this morning. How fitting!
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