We all have those bad days when we want to write the word "fail" on that day of the calendar. I can become consumed with my mistakes, people's negative opinions of me (whether perceived or real), and wonder if what I am doing with my life.Instead of crawling under the covers with a tub of cookie dough, searching online for jobs in Hawaii, break open the "Bad Day Box."
The Bad Day Box is a box where I keep encouraging notes, cards, emails, or keepsakes that people have given to me that are full of words that touched my heart. It is a reminder of the all the good things that people have to say to me and about me. It takes a few minutes to open it up and remember that "fail" might have described my day, but not my life.
Put together your own Bad Day Box:
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- You can pick up a fun hat box at the store, decorate your own box if you are crafty, or pick up a photo storage box.
- Tuck the box away in a place, where it's easy to access and you will see it often in case you need it. Mine is in my home office in a cupboard with office supplies.
- Every time you get a note or email, pictures, or something else that has encouraged you, stick in the box.
You can even do this for a friend, loved one, or your kids and fill it with notes and words that you want to encourage them with!
Yes, the beach and ocean are great, but I live in the desert of Tucson, AZ (though we do live right off the banks of the lovely Rillito, which should be Spanish for "really big sand ditch"), but really makes all those muscles in my neck release is a great big hug, a bear hug, a tight squeeze.
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