Showing posts with label down days. Show all posts
Showing posts with label down days. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

DARK DAYS…

"It's hardly in a body's pow'r
Tae keep, at times, frae being sour."
                       Robert Burns, 1785   (robertburns.org)

You know this one, right?                                              
Burns wrote it in 1785 and it's just as true today…




We have sour days!




Not all of them, and hopefully not most of them, but a dark day is certainly part of the human condition.

What do ya say

Can you accept this?


Wednesday, May 28, 2014

SERIOUSLY SPEAKING - DOWN DAYS


What's behind those down days? 
Bad weather, tiredness, too long 'til your next vacation?

Sometimes it's really as simple as that, and a good kvetch (don't know what this is?  See 'Kvetching 101'), takes care of it…

Often we panic on those down days, feeling like there is something really wrong with us…

Whoever said everyday has to be sunny?







DANCE WITH IT!   EXPERIENTIAL APPS           

An opportunity to experiment with some fun
ideas...

WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON…

Sometimes, of course, we can't blame it on the weather, and then doing a little detective work to find the real cause of our 'down' is the remedy.

TRY THESE SIMPLE STEPS:

1)  Release the tension.
          Kvetch
          Cry
          Pound a pillow
          Do 3 minutes of deep breathing

2)  Check for your Inner Bully voice.
          "Bad, bad bad!"
          "It's your fault!"
          "You deserve it!"
          "You didn't listen!"
          "They all hate you…"

You get the drift.  Your Inner Bully is scolding you for something and making you feel awful!

3)  Check for 'Bullies in the Bush'.
These are those external bullies who might have dropped a nasty in your direction.  Any scolding from others - overt or implied - fits this category.

4)  Fight back.
Have an imaginary dialog with whoever is giving you a bad time.  Tell them to back off!  Really ham it up!  This one is between you and the walls so go for it.

Remember you are looking to release tension.

5)  Give yourself a gold star for effort.
Feel that pat on the back as you smile and wink at yourself in the mirror.
     
      






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Thursday, February 20, 2014

WINTER BLUES…


"Today I wanted to crawl under the covers and hang out there all day… or maybe until Spring finally shows up…" she smiled wistfully.

"Ugh," she continued, "but I had places to go, things to do…"
               
Sound at all familiar?

Is it ok to have a down day, you know, one of those days when you don't feel like setting the world on fire - or doing anything at all?


After all … kids get snow days, right?
         
What do ya say?

Play hokey, anyone?   



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