I’ve always believed that no matter what’s happening in your life its so important to stay positive and to never give up hope when things are going bad.  Even though I work in physical rehabilitation I do end up hearing what’s going on (good, bad, and ugly) in the lives of my clients.  I have one client whose grandson is singing at the Oscar’s and another client whose lost a spouse and is suffering from depression.  Of course its easy to stay positive when things are going great, its when things aren’t going so great that staying positive is a challenge.  When in despair don’t dwell on it…shifting your thoughts to other things often helps.  Enjoy a guilty pleasure like a small piece of chocolate or think about something completely irrelevant like coffee makers, shopping for a new outfit, or go for a walk to ease troubling thoughts.  Everyday bliss doesn’t happen automatically, it takes effort, it takes practice, and it takes patience with yourself.  If you can grab on to just one small blissful moment each day then you’ve made it.       

For the next 2 days at work I must sacrifice my lunch breaks for company meetings.  Am I being selfish by wishing I could just have my lunch break to myself?  When and how did “lunch break” get re-defined as an opportunity for company time?  Truthfully, I like my job and I like what I do.  I help people get better and sometimes it is even life changing for them.  But I’ve allowed myself to feel overwhelmed, rushed, and fatigued.

So today it hit me.  I needed to start thinking positive.  So how do I do this?  The first thing I did was stop thinking about what is still ahead of me.  My schedule, the meetings,  and started allowing myself to no longer feel rushed.  I had to stop thinking about how I won’t have a day off for the next 10 days.  Its only Wednesday and I was already dreading getting up on Saturday & Sunday morning to be at the hospital at 8 a.m.  Why was I doing that?  So, now I am living in the present like we’re supposed too and taking it one day at a time.  One minute at a time if need be.  My mantra for today is:  “I refuse to feel rushed today.”  I just may have to say this to myself everyday.  I feel so much better.