Ever Have One of those Days?

Ever Have One of those Days?

There used to be a prized t-shirt in my cacophonous collection of clothing that simply stated: Some people are having one of those days but I’m having one of those lives! At the time I didn’t see that funny philosophy as prophetic but now I am giving it some serious thought. 

Back in my youth I remember a series of jokes in the “You know it’s gonna be a bad day…” series. Some eloquent examples include: You know it’s gonna be a bad day when you want to wear the clothes you wore home from the party and there aren’t any. You know it’s gonna be a bad day when you put your bra on backwards and it fits better. You know it’s gonna be a bad day when you went to bed at 2 with a 10 and woke up at 10 with a 2. You know it’s gonna be a bad day when that funny tasting toothpaste was Preparation-H. You know it’s gonna be a bad day when there are 43 messages on your answering machine and the first one starts with, “Dude, I didn’t know that one person could do that!”

Those kinds of things definitely lead you to one of those days. Then there are those phone calls from the ex saying, “We need to talk…” or the nurse calling you saying, “The doctor would like you back in the office right now.” But sometimes it is the little things that make the biggest impact on the day. Waking up with a pain in the neck can make you be a pain in the … ahhhh… neck … yeah neck… to others. The terrible tumultuous traffic can turn you into the terrible teammate. The fight or flight from the femme fatale in your faction may lead you to fight to make others take flight.

Just remember, we chose the kind of day and life we have. Some of the most positive people I know have been through the least positive positions in the lives. And some of the most pessimistic people have nothing to be perturbed about. Are you gonna let it be a bad day or are you gonna laugh at the bad day around you?