I had myself A DAY today.
You know, one of those days where nothing seems to go right.
Like when you try and print stacks of really important papers… and they come out on 11×17 paper instead of 8.5 x 11 paper.
Or when you try and print a different stack of really important papers… and they come out on 8.5 x 11 paper instead of 11 x 17 paper—even though you triple checked the settings.
Or when you try to hurry past barriers set up in an open room by unhooking, swinging, and limboing under the poles… and you cause the entire barrier wall to tip like dominoes leaving each pole and draped cloth spanning over 100 feet collapsed on the ground.
(…All true stories from today).
Yeah. One of THOSE kinds of days. Ever have one of them? Well, here’s something I did that helped turn it around…
When I caught myself mentally complaining (it’s a rare moment that that actually happens)… I decided to consciously try to reframe my perspective with the question: what can I find that’s going right…?
Because, as is the case 99% of the time in life, there’s PLENTY going right.
…My health was in tact. I didn’t have a toothache. My friends and family were well. I wasn’t throwing up sick. It wasn’t snowing and icy. I woke up on time. Heck, I woke up. My tire wasn’t flat. And so on…
Remembering to count your blessings each and every time you catch yourself complaining about your problems is the secret to creating more blessings than problems in your life.
And the best part is: the former ALWAYS outweigh the latter.