Do yourself a favor, and smile.
I woke up today with this thought, why? because honestly nothing is more refreshing than the simplest gesture which is that curved line on your face. Here's what I noticed... a nice word, a smile, or a nice gesture takes you a long way. They say "A smile baffles the enemy further"; Take a minute and think of the energy you put in showing your competitors, your enemies, or someone who you probably can't tolerate for some reason that you are strong, happy, and have it all together... can you imagine how big of a favour you would do yourself if you focused all that energy on targeting the negativity within you rather than those people who you probably don't care about? If yes, then stop reading this, if not then carry on!
Here's the thing, we as humans mostly get wrapped up in things that don't matter, trying to impress people who don't matter. On the other hand, we wake up one day and we are filled with negativity, from the minute your body refuses to leave the bed although you slept early the night before, to the minute that your brain starts convincing you of how much you want a break from your horrible job and your oh-so-ever annoying routine. Have you ever wondered where this phase comes from? To make a long story short, this is what happens when negativity bottles up and demotivation strikes. Your problem is not with your job, not with you not sleeping enough, and certainly not with the idiot who on your way to work are wondering how he got his driving license.
The problem my friend, is within you. Some people take a break from work and think that might fix it, and it will temporarily. Some people will call a friend and vent, again a temporary solution, and some would just continue with their misery. You see where is the error in the following options? All of the following actions are based on you depending on something, or someone, or a concept to make you feel better in that particular moment, and that is why it will remain temporarily and will continue to haunt you. What you need to do, is for you to invest in yourself, your soul, your being; how? Many ways that can help you develop yourself, think of how this negativity is reaching you? What's the cause of it? & try to fix it. This process will take a while, and nothing good or permanent comes easy... but then again, a tip that I want to give you that works wonders for me is to simply smile; but this time to yourself.
Here is why:
- Forcing yourself to smile can boost your mood
- Boosts your immune system
- Relieves stress
- It's easier to smile than to frown (Physically!)
- It's a universal sign happiness (So how can your own self not recognise it?)
So next time you're in that phase, don't rant... just take a deep breath and smile to yourself. Cut yourself some slack, give your soul some credit, cause even you... need your own appreciation and approval before anyone else's.
So do yourself a favor, and smile.