Keeping up a good mood
30 August 2007 by livingrainbowcolor
Feeling good about myself is the most important tool I have to keep working on my goals. Not a false, denial, happy-bunny kind of feel-good, but a rational, I-know-who-I-am feel-good.
Looking at my photos the other day and not seeing any change on the scale kinda brought me down. Then I started looking for ways that my life sucked. It doesn’t suck, by any reasonable standard, but I kept convincing myself it did. Even my hubby was in the same emotional place.
Today I decided that I control very few things, but I do control them:
- What I put into my head
- What I put into my mouth
- What I do with my body
Then I decided that I would:
- enjoy my work more
- get stronger
- do more things that make me feel good
Today I:
- ate a small but delicious breakfast
- made a list of things I really like about my job
- chose to look at upcoming tasks to find the pleasure in them
- rested in bed for a little while longer
- planned my afternoon’s work in such a way to look forward to it
- listened to a motivational podcast
It’s made a big change in my mood from just 2 hours ago. Yay!
