Moods

Last night as I went to sleep I was in a really good mood. I even remember thinking how good it felt as I climbed into my bed with my freshly washed sheets.

This morning, however, was a completely different story. I had to get up a bit earlier than usual. Believe me, I don’t get up early at all. For me, “early” is actually much later than for most! I am just not a morning person, so anytime I have to get up before my usual time, I tend to be a bit grouchy. So, I did what I needed to do out of my normal schedule this morning, and that was fine. But I just had that “off” feeling. Then as my day progressed I noticed that my mood wasn’t getting any better. In fact, I had an attitude with a couple of people, which then seemed to lead me to start thinking about all the things in my life that were not going the way I wanted them to go. I started thinking about all the people in my life who are not doing what I want them to do, and even began getting mad. Why won’t they just do what I want them to do? Why are they so thoughtless? Ughhh!

Ok, so it’s now after noon time and I’ve had enough of this grouchiness. I could go on and on all day thinking about all the things that are going wrong for me. I could continue to make the rest of the poor people around me today feel miserable because I simply feel like treating them the way I’m feeling right now.

But I’ve decided to just stop!

I’m getting back to the place that I know feels better. There are thousands of things going right in my life. There are millions of things to be happy about and millions of things to be grateful for. I can choose a different mood starting right now. So I have.

And do you know what? Simply spending these few minutes writing this post today, I already feel so MUCH better! And even during the time of writing this post, I got a call for a lunch appointment for this weekend that I am quite excited about. (That’s my proof for the Law of Attraction!)

Anyway, it’s nice to know that the quality of my life is as simple as making a choice. Sometimes the bad mood just seems to creep out of nowhere. But for me, the shortest amount of time I can stay in that uncomfortable place the better. So… back to my day, but with a much better mood. Hope you have a great day, because I sure will!

Donna

p.s. By synchronicity, I ran across this quote today....
"Up to a point a man's life is shaped by environment, heredity, and movements and changes in the world about him. Then there comes a time when it lies within his grasp to shape the clay of his life into the sort of thing he wishes to be. Only the weak blame parents, their race, their times, lack of good fortune, or the quirks of fate. Everyone has it within his power to say, 'This I am today; that I will be tomorrow.'" - Louis L'Amour