Accepting and Re-Framing a Bad Day

I am having a pretty bad day, it happens. Even when trying to be mindful and positive, there's no denying that some days just really suck. 

There was a popular testament that went around the internet a few times highlighting that there are 1,440 minutes in a day, don't let one or two minutes ruin it. And I do try to think about that. But, somedays, bullshit kicks in every five minutes and it feels impossible to salvage it. 

It seems like there are two options, either surrender to the day being ass or try to re-frame it and make it better. I don't think there is a right answer. Sometimes it's important to just accept a shitty feeling, lay in bed, and sleep it off. Other times, you should try to save the remaining 1,400.

When I have a bad day, such as today, I try to do both. I sit with the shittiness. The disappointments, the frustrations, the mistakes, and the overall feeling. I accept that not all moments can be bliss. I may even go as far as to try to think of things that I have learned or insights from it. Then, upon feeling it, I take an active effort to make it better.

There's tons of ways I do this. I treat myself to something that makes me happy, I'll take a shower and change my clothes, cleanse the space, leave the house. I just shift the energy. If I am not going to sit in the bad day, then I need to move away from it. 

And usually, it works. The day may not have been the best thing ever, but things improved and I can go to bed with at least a little bit of joy. 

Intention is power, intend to reclaim the day and you bring the power back to yourself.

So, as I have just changed clothes and hopped on to write my thoughts after burning a hole in my carpet, thought about things I shouldn't for hours, and struggled with my digital and processed sugar detox, I am now already on my way to reframing my day.

- Dani 💙💚