At what point is it okay to to let loose, be angry and cuss someone out up one side and down the other?
If some something sets me off in the morning do I let it impact my whole day? Should I?
My unscientific hunch is it’s not healthy to let negative emotions impact our whole day. If we are angry in the morning and that anger becomes our traveling companion for the rest of the day, chances are we won’t be very productive
We may lose respect or even a few friends or clients if we can’t rein it in.
So how do we leave the negative thoughts or feelings behind?
Here are some things I do:
- Exercise – whether it’s a trip to the gym, a brisk walk outside or even some airsquats or push-ups, it helps
- Take a cold shower or bath. It sounds crazy but you’ll definitely have a change of attitude when you are finished
- List things you are grateful for – you can’t be angry and grateful at the same time
- Pray or meditate – spend time just quieting your mind – take deep steady breaths.
- Write down what happened to get it out of your head. Looking at things on paper gives us a different perspective and helps us detach in a healthy way from our negative thoughts and emotions
- Go out of your way to be kind to the next person you come across