Good Morning: How Was Your Day, Yesterday?
Published: Thu, 10/13/11
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Me: "I've had a long day, Sammy." | |||||||
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Good morning!
Thinking back to this day, when my daughter leapt out to greet me. She was not challenge-wrought. She was speaking excitedly with each sentence hitting a higher octave than the one before. Quickly, she rattled off an ambitious list of things she wanted to do in the few hours before bed.
"I've had a long day, Sammy."
She replied with the simple sentence I shared above. "Actually, all of your days are the same, Mother. It is just your perception that is changing."
As she skipped off toward the kitchen, I couldn't help but laugh to myself. My daughter seems to have inherited a similar interest in how people think, and what people think. And in this instance, her 10-year-old mind was very much on target. My day couldn't have been any longer than the one before, or the one to come next. My perception of what was within that day was overwhelming me - not the day itself.
Somehow, realizing that is our perception of life, and not life itself, that trouble us, makes it easier to climb to a better emotional place.
Instead of dwelling, I quickly adapted my thinking. Instead of being "wiped out" by the day, I decided to appreciate all I had accomplished emotionally and professionally during the day.(And to go to bed early and get a good night's sleep!)
Your Turn: On your "tough days" appreciate all you have faced and accomplished. Reward yourself with a positive thought and a bit of extra self-attention and care. Affirmation: "Nothing is either good or bad - but our thinking makes it so..." I choose to think in ways that support and uplift me. | |||||||
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