Stopping Out Negative Energy

I had a rough morning, people.

Dreamt I was in the shower and on time to start my day when I  actually woke up an hour late.

The bus that I was supposed to take to get to work at a late but reasonable time broke down and was itself 20 minutes late.

It’s bitterly cold.

I didn’t have time to go to Dunkins.

After realizing that I was, in fact, not up and at ‘em, I lay in bed and attempted to visualize a good day at work.  This didn’t happen, because as soon as I could mentally see my job my body tensed up like  a dog on a leash when he doesn’t want to go into the vet.  I literally uuuuuggggggghhhhhhh’ed  in response.

Can you tell how I feel about sitting in a cubicle all day?

I berated myself for not getting up on time during my entire commute.  When I finally got to work and emailed my sister about the unsuccessful affirmation she said helpfully “You aren’t as positive as you think you are.”

Aren’t sisters great?

In true Law of Attraction form, right before I was about to give in to my urge to crawl under my desk and hide until 4:30, I got a newsletter from Tiny Buddha titled “3 Reasons to Stop Worrying About Your Negative Thoughts”   I knew this article was written for me because the author, Lisa Eslie, wrote it while watching a Mad Men marathon which I have also been partaking in  via Netflix for the past week.

Don’t judge me.

This part jumped out at me:

You don’t have to analyze your nasty critical thoughts or worry about them. They’re just thoughts. If you really want to have fewer of them, stop listening to them.

So there.  I don’t have to be critical about my negative energy, I just have to tell it to STFU and get on with my day.  I can do that.  I say that exact phrase at least once a day under my breath to strangers and co workers.

Easy peasy.

 So, my morning may have been crappy, and I may not be on vacation in Cuba (my new vacation fantasy obsession) but it doesn’t mean I  can’t turn my frown upside down (I’ve always wanted to say that). 

I’m looking forward to the positive experiences that the rest of the day will bring (actually I’m looking forward to going home and watching Scandal).

 

How was your day?  How do you handle negative thoughts? Any tips for getting out of bed on time?

Let me know in the comments.

Blessings...