Over the last 2 weeks I’ve felt exhausted. I’ve worried over silly things, questioned every decision I made and generally felt a little unmotivated. I’m pleased to say that during this time I made it to the gym 5 times each week. I kept on top of my work and even continually made notes for the personal project I’m working on. So in reality, things were pretty good. Although I was being productive I didn’t realise it. I was focusing on how tired I felt, how bad my hay-fever has been and ended up bringing myself down which then made me even more tired and drained. I shouldn’t have left it so long to take my own advice on overcoming a slump.
Luckily, I’ve now managed to pull myself up and out of the slump. I still feel a little tired but that’s to be expected with exercise, travel and hard work. I took a few steps back and realised I was causing myself a lot of stress for nothing. It’s like when you see those people who simply complain about their life on Facebook (unless you’ve removed them form your news feed, like me). If they took some time to evaluate the positives and stopped dwelling on the negatives then they too would realise things aren’t so bad. Each time these people update Facebook with their latest drama I think it just attracts even more. It’s easy to only think about the negatives, I get that. But it’s boring, it brings the people around you down and I honestly believe it makes things much worse. Think and act positively then good things will come – read up on the Law of Attraction, it’s something I’m very interested in and would love to know your thoughts on it.
What I’ve taken away from the last 2 weeks is that I must be more patient. I can’t expect to see results (gym and work) straight away, things take time. As soon as I notice myself focusing on a negative situation then I need to step back and do something that makes me happy. I need to look at my goals for the year and see what my next steps are to achieve them. Basically, I need to focus and do something that will take my mind away from creating more negative points in my life.
On Tuesday evening I made a list of the fantastic things in my life. This list turned out to be very long. It included things like; already having 4 clients for my freelance work (3 months into freelancing), being able to pack up my laptop and call any city my office, enjoying going to the gym and much more. This time last week I was looking on all these things in a negative way. But guess what, flip it (I’m pretty sure there’s a book called that) and things aren’t so bad, they’re actually really good.
What are your thoughts on positive thinking?
xx
I thought it was a national past time in England – complaining. It’s certainly an on going joke, Brits being the most moaning population on the Planet. But I don’t think it’s funny. Personally, not being from here, I find it gets irritating in a hurry. And, as you point out, it becomes a bad habit that can impact not only on your own life, but upset and depress those around you. I’ve met people who, if you say you have a headache, will say they have a brain tumour. It’s like a contest of bad news one upmanship. There are folks out there who are dealing with very real hardship and I try to keep that in mind when I find myself dwelling on petty or small troubles too long or too often.
Your exercise program is definitely a great way to improve your physical and mental health and something more of us should do.
By the way Daisy, that’s a beautiful photo. One you took I assume?
Ali
Hey Ali,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I think that when people focus on the negative aspects in life they end up putting up barriers to solving those things. It’s a shame we’ve become known as moaning all the time. It’s very true and even more so when it comes to the weather.
Yes, I took the photo in Norwich. Just a simple snap on my iPhone. 🙂
Patience is key! I hope you get some quality relaxation time soon!
xo Megan, Lush to Blush
Thanks! 🙂
I like your attitude Daisy! You are fixing your way through things with positive thinking and that is a huge leap in the right direction. So proud of you.
I often feel tired with the daily grind and the way that I have started to think of it is that every tired day brings me a little closer to where I want to be and that is soooo worth it!