Turning crap days into good ones (fast)

I couldn’t believe it.

The water wasn’t running.

I stood there in the bright blue glare of the cafe bathroom, hands covered in soap under the tap.

Nothing.

I was just thinking about how efficient things were in Poland.

But now I was considering dipping my hands in a toilet bowl.

Then I remembered I hadn’t finished my water bottle, which I’d left on my table.

I went out, grabbed it with slick hands, and resumed my hand wash outside.

I don’t always have fallback options like this.

But I rarely allow a crap event turn into a bad day anymore.

I used to have days that seemed cursed from wake-up to sundown.

But now, I know that my annoyance doesn’t actually come from events.

Yes, it might seem like they do.

But, in reality, everything that seems ‘bad’ about a day is just what it feels like to think those thoughts.

If I continue thinking about how bad things are, I will feel the feeling of those thoughts.

The minute I think of other things, and redirect my focus to good things, I feel better. My day improves, just like that.

I know this is true because I’ve had things happen to me that turned out to be a blessing rather than a curse.

My mindset shifted, and I went from having a crap day to a great day.

It’s in how I think.

Not in what happens.

Truly getting this seems minor, but it’s saved me literally weeks of wasted time spent fuming and in rumination.

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Peace,

Alex