Reading the title you might wonder- ” Did I just read that right? Bad days are important? How in the world would a cursed day help me?”
I would completely agree with your opinion, bad days aren’t something we all look forward to. And when I mean a ‘bad day’ it doesn’t have to be anything specific. It ranges from something major like losing a loved one, going through a bad mental state, to probably… getting fined by the police for breaking the traffic signal!
Bad days get you in a whirlpool of negative thoughts, make you feel more frustrated and upset for the tiniest things, they make you feel more overwhelmed and emotional. And it’s completely valid to feel that way!
You’re human.
But at times we get all that anger and frustration out in wrong ways.
Just because you’re having a bad day doesn’t mean:
- You get to hurt someone.
- An opportunity to give up.
- Allowing negative thoughts like ‘you aren’t good enough, ‘ You are a failure’ etc.
- An opportunity to take shortcuts, or engaging in substance abuse to cope.
- Wallowing in self-doubt and self-pity
These points sound bitter but imagine the world of a difference you can make just by changing your perception in a positive direction!
As much as you love and accept a good day, where you are seeing blessings and everything is going perfectly sound.
You must accept a bad day too!
You learn more lessons and gain more wisdom when you are having a bad day compared to what you will ever learn on a good day.
Bad days allow you to introspect, look within yourself to what you really want, what you have to change, what you’re supposed to accept or reject. You learn from the mistakes you made, you learn a lot about yourself.
In fact when things aren’t going right in your life, you get more motivated to set things straight and make the necessary changes for more betterment.
You ask some hard questions to yourself when it comes to friends, relationships, goals and ambition, your priorities etc.
Allow yourself to have a meltdown
It’s important to get those emotions out! The more you build it up within you, the more devastating the outcome would be. You might end up having meaningless arguments with your friends and family.
The emotions will get so overwhelming that you wouldn’t be able to focus on the important things. And you might end up hurting others.
So get it out! Cry it out, write your emotions down or talk to someone, even if it’s a barista at the pub!
Take a break!
Go out for a hike, go on a long drive, travel, meet that friend you haven’t met in years! Or just get a nap!
Bad days can be caused by overwhelming work, exhaustion, mental burnouts. It’s okay if you can’t act like your usual self. You’re exhausted.
It’s your body telling you to have a break! Listen to it.
One thing at a time.
It’s okay if you’ve lost sight of your ambition and goals, I’ve been there.
It’s alright. But don’t give up!
You don’t have to move mountains to get there! Start one thing at a time. Write one paragraph of that article you couldn’t write, respond to one email, tick one goal off.
Take one task/one priority at a time, it will ultimately lead you to your goal.
Remember you’re only human.
Every human on this planet has bad days, from the most successful human to the poorest. Each and everyone around us has something or the other going on in our lives. Maybe things we can’t imagine of!
It’s important to be kind, to ourselves and others. Take care of yourself and be patient with yourself. You are learning, you are growing. Good things take time.
Bad days are important to enjoy good days.
