Do you ever have “one of those days?”

We all have them and I had one yesterday.  It was a day when nothing much went right but nothing really went wrong.  The kind you can’t really put your finger on as a “bad” day or a “great” day … just a day that was a bit more out of sorts than most.  A day which could have just phoned itself in instead of me experiencing it.  You would think that at 50, I would be better able to spot these days or manage them.

It was little things: one kid missed the bus to the swim meet so I had to drive across town, pick him and drive him to meet the group, while at the same time my daughter is freaking out that she might miss her practice (never mind that I am about to miss my workout). Or, that the cleaning people came and couldn’t get into the house so I had to clean the house myself last night (perfect Friday night assignment!).  Or, that my teenage son was moody, sassy and inhabited by a person (no, alien) that I didn’t know.  Or, maybe it was the episode at the grocery store where the check out person said my card was declined (thankfully, their machine wasn’t working!).  You know, that kind of stuff … where I got my groceries but not without a heart attack.

What do you do with those days?  I didn’t have the patience of a saint, but I did maintain some semblance of composure (until my son talked back … !)  It’s tough and usually we are sorry for how badly we’ve handled it.

I’ve decided that I am going to finally take my father’s advice (sorry it took me so long) … I am not going to let things bug me (well, I’m going to try anyway!).  I am not going to allow all the negativity in.   I think it really is true … the more positively you think … the better your day.  We LET things bother and control our feelings and thoughts.  Again, I come back to my mantra … we have complete control over how we see and experience our day.  It is the incredible power of our minds … our choices about how we will react and feel about what’s happening to us.