It’s been years since I’ve read Alice in Wonderland. I remember that when she ate or drank different potions, she either shrank or grew larger in the mysterious world she was exploring.

I’ve discovered the same thing happens to me and my day. I can either grow large and my day and my to-do list looks easy or I can grow small and my day and responsibilities look huge, like a giant looming over me.

And my magic potions? My magical potions are my emotions.

This week was a great example of this for me. I was grumpy. My to-do list looked huge. It felt overwhelming and impossible to accomplish.

Washing dishes felt like a chore, doing laundry felt like running a marathon. Practicing karate for five minutes felt like a burden and scheduling a dentist appointment felt like the final exams.

I used to think that because my list was so large, I felt grumpy. I’ve thought this for years. Actually, the opposite is true. When I’m grumpy, my list feels large.

When I’m happy, the exact same list feels easy. When I’m feeling bad, it affects how I see the world and everything becomes worse. And wonderfully enough, when I feel good, everything becomes better. We all know this from our past experiences. What we might not know is that we can choose how we feel regardless of the world around us.

So, I decided to make a list. I’d list five things I wanted to get done and I made a list of other things I wanted the Universe to take care of.

(This is a process from the book Ask and It is Given by Jerry and Esther

Hicks.) I focused on only those five items I wanted to accomplish.

Then I focused and deliberately decided how I wanted to feel doing those five things. Did I want to feel calm or happy or connected or satisfied?

I didn’t ask to feel joy or bliss, that was too far of a reach for me.

But I did want to feel calm.

I went about my day and later that day looked at my list. I was already in a better mood. I discovered that I had done all five items without realizing it and even some of the items I asked the Universe to take care of had already been accomplished.

So the next time your day feels overwhelming, take a five minute break.

Pick your five things and how you want to feel. And you’ll be amazed at how quickly you can turn a rotten day into a good day. Believe me, I’ve had plenty of practice at the rotten days and I’m happy to report that I’m getting much better at the good days.

Cheers to all,

Deborah

Powered by MightyAdsense