A great day prediction

So posting hasn’t happened much recently due to the fact that work is insane right now. And on top of that, life itself has been a bit insane. But here I am, the day before I leave for my 8 day trip to the city, sitting at work at 7:30am and completely set on not starting to work until 8am.

I came in this morning and said good morning to the guy at the front desk at our building. I simply continued by saying “it’s going to be a great day today!” And he said “well that’s great to hear! The best to you.”

And I thought “huh? I was talking about the weather…I DID look outside while saying that didn’t I?” But walked into the elevator with a big smile on my face thinking “hm, yea, I guess today COULD be a great day.”

Is that really all it takes? Speaking out loud that I’m going to have a great day…for me to actually have a great day? Well, I think it’s a big part of it. I’m finding every day that mentality is everything. If you start out your day planning on disaster, you really shouldn’t be surprised when it happens, but often we are. And we then justify everything by saying “I knew this would happen.” Well duh, you probably made it happen without realizing it.

The other day I was in the best mood I’d been in at work in forever. I was singing and drumming my hands on my legs and smiling and talking to everyone and I think I was even skipping down the hall at one point… - I was on the top of the world. Why? I have no clue. I listened to a few of my favorite songs in the morning, prayed for a few friends and set in my head that NOTHING was going to bring me down. And wooo it was a great few hours. Until of course I forgot all about this and let the day get to me and ended up crying at my desk by 4pm. That’s the problem with mentalities – they can change in an instant and our emotions, actions and moods often change just as quickly.

So here’s my challenge – to myself and to anyone reading – think about how you want your day to go, and to end, and then do everything in your power to make this happen. Remember that defense is the best offense! Defend your day – don’t let anyone ruin it! Okay I sound like a coach right now but seriously, I think we all need a life coach once and a while.

And on a side note, if everyone can keep me in their prayers this week I’d greatly appreciate it. I’ll be in NYC until the 22nd for work and it’s long days and sometimes stressful and I’m not a huge fan of being in the city so yea…you get the picture