Stop A Bad Day In Its Tracks With These Simple Tips
If you don’t feel that things are going your way in life and maybe for a little while you felt unhappy or perhaps depressed, then it’s easy to find yourself saying “I’m having a bad day“.
The problem is, that sort internal dialog can sometimes become a self fulfilling prophecy. If you tell yourself that you’re having a bad day often enough the chances are not only will you look for evidence to back that up, you’ll also find it.
Things don’t always go smoothly or as planned and maybe you’re not having an ideal day but more often than not it’s the way you choose to look at things that determines the way you feel.
It’s a really good idea in these circumstances to break the negative state of mind and here are some suggestions:
Concentrate on your breathing.
Sit still and focus on nothing else but your breathing. Take a deep breath all the way in, hold it and then let it out slowly. Repeat the process a few times concentrating only on your breathing and feel relaxed as the tension is released.
Go for a walk.
If you’re at work get up from your desk and walk to the water cooler. As you walk their pay closer attention to your environment and look for new things that you hadn’t noticed before. If you’re at home, just pop outside for a minute or two and breathe the fresh air as you walk around your garden or yard.
Give yourself a massage.
Okay so you’re not going to get a full body work-up, but you can do something simple like give your self a head massage or even in a massage. Just a minute or so spent doing something for yourself is a great way to clear your mind and get back on track.
After that, perhaps you can return to the events of your day and re-frame them. Re-framing is simply seeing the events from a different angle and giving them new meaning, hopefully a positive meaning. Things are not always what they seem a good way to discover this is to ask yourself the question,”What else could it mean?”
Don’t let a bad day get worse, do something about, learn how to be happy and take control of your life.