| Saturday, July 5, 2008 |
| How to Have a Great Day |
Have you ever heard the philosophy that you can expect three things to go wrong every day? Some days we get frustrated when things go wrong and forget about all that went right!
Take a new perspective: When things don't work out as you expect, plans go awry, or tires get flat, tell yourself "That's one--now only two more things will go wrong today". When a second event throws you for a loop, remind yourself, "that's two things that went wrong today--certainly it is reasonable to expect that one more time today I will have a spill, end up running late, or have a misunderstanding with a coworker".
I'll give you an example of how this fresh way of thinking helped me out on this particular Saturday morning:
Here I was, making my morning pot of coffee--which I was really looking forward to--when I noticed coffee and grounds spilling all around the pot. Somehow I had rinsed the filter and forgotten to put it back in. I cleaned up the area and put on a fresh pot, and thought about how frustrated I was. I was really ready to sit and enjoy my nice, steaming cup of java. You see, it was before 7 am on a Saturday and I had been awoken early (about 5:30 am) to the sound of my cat throwing up. Unfortunately, before I could get it cleaned up, my dog ate it. So just as I was drifting back to sleep, the dog threw up.
As I waited for the second pot of coffee to brew (hopefully free of grinds) I looked back on the morning that had already been off to a bad start when I realized, "There were three things that already went wrong today. This can only mean that the rest of the day will be glorious!"
There's no telling what will actually happen: Of course there aren't really any rules of the universe saying that exactly three things will go wrong every day. Some days we have fewer disappointments and some days things go unexpectedly well. But I am looking forward to seeing what the rest of this Saturday has in store for me, and I believe it's going to be a great one!
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| posted by Healthy Life @ 10:12 AM |
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