It was one of those days. I look back now and think, “How did I make it through?” You know the kind of day that I mean. Everything went wrong. Your feet hit the floor as soon as your alarm clock startles you awake with a buzz. You used to be a princess. What happened? Fairy tale is over, I guess. Here comes reality. Now you are still a princess, but kind of like Cinderella. You do the chores and then every once in a while you can treat yourself. Maybe even go out to the “ball”, which in this day and age means going out to eat. When you became a single mother things changed drastically did they not? We all come from different situations, but for many you at least had help sometime throughout your life. Now it is all you.
On one hand, it is not too bad. You make all of the decisions, but on the other hand, it is lonely and exhausting, not to mention worrisome over a whole slew of things. So you wake up and everything is going wrong. You can tell within a few minutes or so what kind of day it is going to be. Why does that happen? Do we just get into a slump over the first few problems of the day and let negative thoughts overtake us almost jinxing ourselves for the rest of the day that we must face? Those days are tough.
The best thing to do on one of those days is to try to reverse the process. The only way to do that is through determination. Try to change the negative thoughts into positive energy thereby creating positive thoughts. For instance, you might try to laugh off the very first problem and solve it without ruffling your own feathers. This takes practice because you need to take a deep breath and calm yourself. If there is anyone around go into a room by yourself and do this. It only makes it worse when someone is around. Just keep telling yourself that it will pass, it is not that bad, it could be worse, and tomorrow is another day. If you just keep those four phrases in the back of your mind and repeat when needed, you will make it through the stormy weather on “one of those days.”
Angel Lynn writes in weight loss, single parenting, and health.