Today I Did Enough

Spoiler alert - you did enough today too.

Today I woke up with teetering emotions. On one hand, celebrating the soreness from a good workout the day before, on the other, with trepidation towards the little uncomfortable tingle forming in my throat that usually informs me I'm getting majorly sick.

Today, I woke up 30 minutes later than I needed to. Fuck.

Today, rushing through morning traffic and breathing my way through my favorite morning playlist, I made it to therapy 6 minutes late. Fortunately, I was able to let go of the morning rush mindset, slow down, and find the space to be open-heartedly present for the next 54 minutes.

Today, I forgot to prep and pack a healthy lunch like I had planned, but I did manage to grab a salad from HelloDeli, one of my favorite spots near work. *secret high-five to myself for forgetting*

Today, I had a silent heart attack as I remembered a text from a friend I had never responded to and messaged her back with the relieving reminder that she's my best friend and she will be gracious to me as I should be to myself.

Today, I finished a big (exhausting) project at work that kept me 45 minutes late. But hey, I avoided rush hour traffic while enjoying the new episode of one of my favorite podcasts.

Today, I was frustrated that I wasn't feeling very good by the end of the day, so I skipped a workout and took the time to chill and finally get to my current book club book.

Today, I forgot to call the car dealership like I meant to, so I made a reminder on my phone for tomorrow.

Today, I got major writers block in the blog post I was planning to put out, and I made this list instead.

Overall, it was more than enough.

I'm not trying to complain. In the grand scheme of things this was a pretty damn good day in my book, and it could have been WAY way worse. It was just an example of a day that didn't go according to plan.

Maybe it’s the raging optimism instilled in me by my mom, but I am very much a glass-half-full, silver-lining kind of gal. I try my best to appreciate the little wins that can sometimes accompany the little losses (if you can even call them losses). While it doesn’t always work (and mind you, it doesn’t have to) it helps me to remember what I gained from what I may have lost in the moment.

Not that I think everyone needs to be a positive ray of sunshine all the damn day. It’s not only good, but very healthy to fully experience all our emotions and give them the attention they deserve. A close mentor of mine once said that when you are mad, stay there and experience it for as long as you need to. When you are sad, embrace it and cry or mope or do whatever it is I need to do to let it all out. The only method I’ve found to come back out of my emotion is to give it the attention it deserves, then and only then can I move on with my day.

I enjoy a good moody day

as much as any other Dashboard Confessional fan, but if you are someone who finds yourself easily frustrated with a day gone wrong, this is what has helped me feel at peace after a long day of things not going quite according to plan.

Many times, I can set myself up for some positive outcomes the day before. Examples from my day:

• a workout that makes me sore and happy the next day

• the alarm that will sound on my phone tomorrow reminding me to call the car dealership

• the conversations I’ve had in the past with my best friends and mentors

I encourage you to take a little time to celebrate all the things you got done today and give yourself some grace for the things that got wonky. You’re amazing. :)

What are some of your little wins from today? What's your comeback strategy?

xoxo,

Trishae