To the Person That’s Having A Bad Day:
I am not quite sure what happened, and I’m really sorry everything went wrong. Maybe you woke up late for school or missed your favorite television show on TV. Maybe you got into an argument with your parents or your best friend. Perhaps you missed the deadline for a class assignment or maybe you even lost your favorite shirt. Whatever it is that caused this “rough day,” is not that big of a deal. I can promise you that.
I can also promise you that is the last thing you want to hear. Most people just want to accept the day they have had and go to bed, hoping they will forget about it in the morning. But what about the people with the constant reminder of that “bad day?” What about the people whose “rough day” consisted of a failing grade or a bad breakup? Even worse… What about the people whose bad day involved a sick family member in the hospital or even a death?
It’s these types of horrible days that really stick to us. It’s these bad days that change who we are, what we believe in, and what we live for. So are YOU gonna fix your “rough day?”
But how do we fix them? Well for starters, we never focus on the negative. We look at the negative and analyze how we can turn it into a positive. Then we face the reality of the situation by understanding its flaws and why everything occurred the way it did.
Did you receive that failing grade because you didn’t study enough?
Did you lose that sick person in your life because they did not deserve to suffer any longer?
Did you let your guard down by trusting the guy that didn’t care enough?
There are always two ways of looking at every situation: the positive side and the negative side. Obviously, not everyone’s obstacles are the same. Some are more severe than others in some cases. However, it is how we handle them and react to them, that makes the difference. It is how we look at the glass half full instead of half empty. It is knowing that tomorrow we will be better than we were the day before. It is about the hope and strength we find within ourselves.
So no more “rough days,” just teachable ones…
