One of those “not so fantastic” days…

Today wasn’t quite the fantastic day like the previous ones I’ve been having. I woke up late, had to rush out of the door because I hit the snooze button twice, and then just kind of dragged myself through the day. It wasn’t a bad day (any day above ground is a good day), but there are things I could have done to make it better.

I started off yesterday with a few resentments, one of which I just couldn’t get rid of. It was about a new boss at my day job who I don’t think likes me much. And I kept chewing on it in my head… why is he riding me so hard? Who does he think he is? He can’t ask me to do all this!

Blah de blah blah blah.

I also had to work a split shift at work (nothing to do with the new boss), and I was having a hard time with that one too.

So I got home later than I wanted, and instead of using my already limited time for something positive, I started using the internet and television for mindless distraction. Which ended up keeping me up later than I wanted to be up, which caused me to sleep in too late…

There was just so much wrong with my thinking yesterday that to get into all of the gory details would be just more Blah de blah blah blah.

The bottom line was that I was focusing more on the whole poor me syndrome than looking at what I could do to make the situation(s) better.

I could have stayed grateful that I do have a fairly stable income that gets the bills paid (many don’t).

I could have looked at how I could best serve my customer’s and the company I work for, rather than being pissy about having to actually work a full 8 hours.

I could have worked on myself, rather than blaming the new boss for everything.

I’m not beating myself up, or saying “if only” (well, maybe a little)… I want to use the experience to learn and grow, and the only way to do that is to look at it honestly, and to look at how I created it.

One of the biggest things to remember is that my thoughts and actions yesterday created my day today. And I’m the one who created it… every bit of it.

I’m grateful that I know that now. And that I know that I can change it.

Now.

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