Restarting Your Day
Yesterday morning, I woke up at 5:20 a.m. with my mind racing. Couldn't go back to sleep. At 6:00 a.m., right before my husband's alarm went off, I heard one of the cats throwing up outside our bedroom door. He proceeded to dry heave all over the house. What a nice way to wake up, eh?
Ever have one of those days? Things start off bad and they just get worse and worse?
Me, too. And yesterday I made a conscious choice that I didn't want to have a day like that.
After I got the cats taken care of and my husband off to work, I returned to the haven of my bedroom and meditated for 20 minutes. Ah, bliss!
Immediately, I felt better but still knew it wasn't enough. So even though I had a busy day ahead, I made a point to take the dog for a walk in the beautiful sunshine. There was actually a breeze and I thought (for the first time in 6 weeks!) that maybe the Florida weather isn't so bad afterall...
Meditation and exercise are great ways to "restart your day" but the thing to remember is that it's always a choice. You could continue on the snowball of "oh boy! This one's gonna be a doozie!"
OR you can stop and decide. Do you want to have a bad day or a good day? The choice is yours.
How will YOU restart your day the next time it starts off kind of wonky? :-)
Meditation
I am taking a Meditation course at West Asheville Yoga Center and I love it. It is a great way to start the day.