So when I first started looking into mindset and daily affirmations I thought it was a whole lot of bullshit.
Then I really started to look into it. It actually makes sense..
When you have a bad day, is that bad day not what consumes your mind? You just think about how bad your day is and if you think it hard enough, it will come true. In reality what was the "bad" day composed of? Did your significant other fight with you? Were you late to class? Did you get the wrong order at Starbucks?
These things, while are inconvenient, those little moments of time do not affect the rest of the hours in your day. We choose to complain and be negative because it is easy and relatable. You meet a new person? You will talk about mutual friends or enemies...
You'll complain about that person but in reality who is that affecting? YOU.
Reread that for me. YOU are the only person it affects.
We complain for the sheer fact of complaining but what would happen if instead of complaining, we were more grateful? Instead of thinking about the fight, think about how the fight needed to happen to make your relationship stronger, or think about how maybe this fight got you to realize you don't want to be with that person.
Everything happens for a reason and there are no exceptions.
Don't believe me? How about you ask one of the people who was stuck on the Jersey Turnpike when they should have been at 150 Greenwich Street on September 11, 2001. Not ringing a bell on the address? That was the address for the World Trade Center.
People who were complaining about being stuck in traffic, or running late, or any inconvenience that came up that made them late, had absolutely no idea that one of the absolute worst events in American History was about to happen.
Do you ever pass by a car crash and think, "wow that could have been me if I left 5 minutes earlier?"
Everything happens for a reason. While in the moment you may not see the reason, you will later in life. You cannot control what happens in life, it is impossible. But, you can control how you react and take that situation.
This. is. where. mindset. is. everything.
If you have a positive mindset in a bad situation you won't be as affected. If you have a negative mindset in a bad situation it can ruin your whole day.
Next time you're 5 minutes late to class try thinking, "at least I made it to class."
Try finding the light in your shitty situation and make your mindset a positive one. Trust me it may just change your life.
