Push Through the Hard Days
Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.
Social media has become a place to post our greatest accomplishments and those of the children (or furbabies) in our lives. Most of us share only our best moments with friends and family. I know this because I will admit that I am one of those people, LOL…
Today, I’m going to be real.
Today was tough. I really try to keep things positive and upbeat, knowing that I can turn my day around pretty easily. But, today I felt like anything that could go wrong, did. The weather was dreary and depressing, something that my husband and I thought was going to come through didn’t, and all five of us just had a rotten start to our day.
Instead of just ignoring and tuning out things that I care about, which definitely came to mind, I pushed through today. At one point today, I turned into a victim of my circumstances, which spilled over onto the kids. On any other day, I would refuse to partake in that type of victim mentality, so I quickly snapped myself out of it by going off into a room alone for a little bit and listening to uplifting audios.
Yesterday, I posted about our family’s dream to travel in an RV. It is dreams and goals like this that keep me going on days like today. My goals and dreams give me hope for better things to come and make me pick up that phone or open up my laptop and get to work on financially freedom.
We ended the day by spending time together, laughing and just talking with each other. I was able to spend time alone talking with my two older children individually, which is always a blessing with a two-year-old around. So, taking all of that into consideration, my day was pretty great! Tomorrow is SURE to be 100% better. Not because it is Saturday, which in our current lives is not much different than a Monday through Friday workweek. It will be a better day because the odds are in my favor and because I will make sure to run my day instead letting it run me, like it did today.
I am very tired from this crazy day, so I’m going to call it a night and make this a short post.
What do you do to keep yourself going on days like this?
Blessings, Myra <3
So sorry you had a bad day Myra! Yes, we all have them for sure, but it’s so wonderful that you were aware of your mentality, and that you took action by listening to empowering audios. It’s also great that you took time with your children as that is so important since they grow up so fast. I love that you hold onto your hopes and dreams as Napoleon Hill said, “Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.” When we have days like that, we do the same as far as listening to audios, sometimes we meditate, read empowering books about others who have overcome challenges and gone on to succeed, maybe get out in nature for a walk, or some type of exercise, or do some tapping (EFT)…those are some off the top of my head. Hope this helps and I’m sure today is a much better day! You’re awesome! Keep Rockin’!
When I experience Days like That or This, I focus on being still, just like you did. It definitely Calms me down!
We all have days like that Myra! Listening to uplifting audios is a good way of getting out of it! I usually listen to music or go outside or do something creative 🙂 Sometimes even meditate!
Thank you for reading Felicia 🙂
I’m glad to know that I’m not alone! 😉
Myra,
I can totally relate to this! You’re right, we need not react to our circumstances but instead, step back refocus and try again. Thanks so much for this encouraging post!
Thank you for reading Cat. 🙂