i've realised that in the few weeks that have elapsed since my "journey of self-discovery" that i seem to have started a slide back towards a more negative outlook on life - and that is not good. luckily i have recognised it and i can take steps to reverse it.
the first step is that i am going to try and be more self-aware. if i find myself getting frustrated or angry about something, i need to stop and ask myself why it is happening and then see if there isn't a different emotion that would be better suited to handle the situation - like maybe laughing? i know, it might not always work, but most of the time when i am getting angry it has to do with another person or their actions to be more accurate, and i think laughing at it instead will be better for me (and it might serve the added bonus of frustrating them - lol).
as for right now, what i am doing is taking the half-day off i had scheduled to go to the Pete Yorn concert in columbia, and just having a relaxing, 70 degree, late october afternoon with the top down on the car; running errands and just generally relaxing. granted i would have like to see Pete Yorn, but my ankle is still too jacked up from the fall last week to handle a concert - or at least handle a concert and enjoy it.
a nice relaxing afternoon will do just fine though, and that's what i'm off to do...
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