I’m sorry I haven’t written in a bit but I was having a stressful time and I had to re-center myself. I always have to stop and think and find my joy because that is the only way I handle stress when I feel overwhelmed. But I digress, this post is about surviving Monday or any day really in the adult world. This is how I get up in the morning and face another week.
- Play a Happy Song: I play a happy, energetic song to wake me up. Right now I’m listening to Uptown Funk featuring Bruno Mars when I get up. I find that when I hear a beep or any kind of bell or ringing it makes me want to pull the covers over my head. When I listen to this song it makes me want to get right up.
- Stretch: The first thing I do when I get up is stretch as I’m sitting up in my bed. It gets the blood flowing and it helps to wake up in the right frame of mind. It doesn’t have to be intense just five minutes will do.
- Gratitude/Happiness Journal: I thought this was the craziest thing to do when I heard it. Write the things you are grateful for and it will help you and I thought no way! That’s stupid! Then I tried it and it really does work. It helps to think about the things that you are grateful for or the things that make you happy. I only write down three things but if you want to do five or more then you do what is right for you. I can only tell you that it puts me in the right frame of mind to face my day. I have some happy thoughts to carry me through my morning routine.
- Calm Breathing: Sometimes work or life situations is more than I think I can handle so I stop and take some deep calming breaths. This helps me so much because it stops me from looking at the whole issue and I can just think about what is really important to get done first. Approaching anything in a calm frame of mind helps to focus on what needs doing.
- Make Lists:
Once I get to work on a Monday, I sit down and do my task list for the week. Once I do this I can look at what I have to deal with at a glance. It helps me to face Monday and the rest of the week because I know what I have to do and I feel accomplished when I cross each item off the list. It helps me to keep everything in perspective so I don’t feel so much anxiety. I can take the list and cut it down into bite size pieces so that I can get the job done.
I know you have probably heard these tips before in a thousand different ways but this is what helps me to face anything. I hope this helps you face your Monday or any day whether it be work or school or just life. I’m no expert but I find that when I do these things consistently that I have a better positive outlook, When I have a positive outlook that brings its own happiness. I wanted to share what helps me everyday with you. I wish you all a great week and I will have another post on Friday.
Happiness Preferred 