There’s a woman I know who has bipolar disorder, yet she always seems to have the best attitude, no matter how bad the circumstances she is facing in her day.
One day I asked her about it, because I was curious. She told me, ‘When I’m having a bad day, I just start my day over any time I want to.”
Huh. I never considered that. It seems too easy. On the other hand, it seems like it would be a difficult thing to do if you’re having a bad day. Just “start it over?”
It works for this woman, though. She always has a good attitude, no matter what.
So I tried it. One day I was having a really bad day, and I remembered her words, that I could start my day over any time I wanted to. So I purposed to do that. And it worked!
The things that were bothering me stopped bothering me, and my day definitely improved. For a while, that is. Then my bad mood came back. So I started it over again. And it worked again! Apparently, there is no limit to how many times you can start your day over!
It all has to do with your attitude. Like whether you’re going to let your day ruin your mood or whether you are going to change your attitude to change your day, and the fact that you do have control over that.
I think that’s what the “start your day over” saying is all about. That you have control over your circumstances instead of them having control over you.
You do have control over your attitude, I’ve talked about that before. But this is a very specific way to do it. You make a decision, in light of the circumstances surrounding you when they are not optimal, to change your attitude – to start your day over again.
This woman does it all the time and it works for her. I’ve tried it, and it worked for me. So the next time that your day isn’t going the way you want it to, try this method – it might work for you, too!
Wishing you peace and stability,
Remember God loves you and so do I,
Michele
