Make a Bad Day Go Away

Sometimes you get up on the wrong side of the bed, and things just go downhill from there. But I will tell you something...if you learn to put the brakes on a bad day, you can make it go away. One thing I will do is take very deep breaths. I will take as many as I need to feel my body calm down. Think about a happy memory and force a smile onto your face. Get up and go for a walk. If you are at home, that could simply mean walking away from whatever you are doing. But even if you are at work, get up and walk around. I personally tell my coworkers that I am going to get coffee. This works threefold. One, other people inevitably want coffee too, so I am actually running an office errand. Two, I am getting out of the office and getting the walk I needed to clear my head. Three, I love coffee, so I am actually treating myself. Or simply think about all of the things that you are grateful for, all of the good things in your life. I think about all of the wonderful people in my life and about all of the cool things that I have done thus far. Next thing you know, your bad day is gone.