A Change in Attitude

I have strong opinions, I am stubborn, and grumpy (especially in the mornings). My mom always told me, that they nicknamed me "the boss" in the hospital, because I would scream and scream until I got exactly what I wanted.

Our strengths at one point in time, can also become some of our biggest faults at other times. My "strong-willed" personality, frequently leads to me getting stuck in a big rut. If I go to sleep in a bad mood, I wake up in a bad mood, and if I wake up in a bad mood, I am in a bad mood the whole day. Stewing over whatever little thing that's bothering me. And, interestingly enough, a lot of the time I cannot put into words what it is that is really frustrating me, even if I take time to try and figure it out.  So I end up being a pain to those around me, for no apparent reason, and sometimes it takes me days to get out of the funk. Pretty annoying!

I take the bus to work every day. To try to make the most out of my time, I like to listen to a podcast or read something. One of my favorite sites to read is Marc and Angel Hack Life, it brings something positive into my day,  and helps me to re-center, to focus on what is really important. Earlier this week I woke up in a terrible mood, for whatever reason, things were not good. I was tired, groggy, dreading going into work, thinking about being tired coming home late, I was not up for anything. I took a few minutes to read their site and came across this,

"Even when you are no longer able to change a situation, you are challenged to change yourself. " -marcandangel.com. 

That hit me so hard, it was like a smack to the face. I told myself to stop having a pity-party and get up and do something good. And it worked, I had a great rest of the day. But to think that I would probably have had a crappy day, but simply by changing my attitude, into one of gratitude and anticipation, rather than that of dread and fear, it made a huge difference.

I know, this is not rocket science. This is not some new information. It is a small reminder, a reminder that I desperately needed this week, and maybe you do too. It is really these small changes that lead to bigger changes in our lives, isn't it? Next time you're in one of those funks too, try like I did to change the way you see the whole situation.