Try These Bad-Day Busters
Posted: Friday, February 13, 2009
by Terry Mitchell
http://commenterry.blogs.com
Whenever you notice that your day is starting to go bad, you may be able to reverse the situation. Try one or more of the following "bad-day busters."
1) Count your blessings. You will likely discover that you have more to be thankful for than worried about. Remember the times when you were gravely ill and then recovered; when you felt abandoned and then became reunited with family and friends; when you had very little and were later blessed with a good job and many possessions; and so on.
3) If possible, take a timeout. In many sports, especially basketball, the coach will call a timeout when he notices that his team has hit a bad spell. He will then use it to coax his players into calming down and getting the momentum going back their way. By the same token, you should take advantage of any opportunity to take a timeout to do something that might make you feel a lot better.
4) Reverse course. I know this is not always an option, but if something isn't working out for you, leave it and move on to some other activity. You might be able to come back to the original task later.
5) Analyze your attitude. Sometimes the root cause of a bad day is our own selfishness or other problems with our attitude. Pause to see if this is the case. If it is, then an attitude adjustment is order.
6) Look at mistakes and misfortunes as opportunities to learn. Yes, they are often the most expensive forms of education, but education just the same. Sometimes they can teach us more than respected professors at prestigious universities ever could.
7) Promptly reverse some of the damage. The sooner you do this, the better your day will become. Don't let things linger until tomorrow. If something got broken, fix it or get a replacement. If you had a disagreement with someone, settle things with them as soon as possible.
8) Laugh. I'm not talking about a sarcastic laugh, I mean laugh at something that's truly funny. Think of a funny incident from the past; read something funny; listen to something funny on the radio, a cassette tape, or a CD; or watch something funny on TV, a VHS tape, or DVD. It's hard to be upset while you're laughing at something that tickles you.
9) Do something for someone else. I know this has been pointed out by many people numerous times, but it is so true. There's no better way to get your mind off your troubles than to think of someone else or do something for them.
10) Take the long view. Keep in mind that, despite setbacks, everything will ultimately work out for you if you put your trust in God. Remember that He is in control of all of your circumstances.
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Top-level comments on this article: (5 total)This is a great reminder. The more articles like this circulating the better!Dianne, thank you so much the compliment! I'm glad you liked the article.
Excellent points Terry.A few things I have learned are, "you can always start your day over", "the common denominator in a bad day is me and I probably need an attitude adjustment", and "Prayer and laughter are God's best medicine".Thank you for a reminder especially now considering I am literally all broke up. :-)Blessings always,MichelleMichelle, thanks for your comments.
Hi Terry.Great job of putting it all in a nutshell. I've a friend I will send this to ... she could use the reminder ... husband is divorcing her.Thanks,DianneDianne, I sure hope this article will be of help.
Terry, I'll just say, "Amen to this!" Thank you!Avis, thanks for stopping by and commenting.
Good job, Terry. I'm learning more everyday how much influence I have on my "luck." Good stuff here.
