"I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach." - T.S. Eliot
Any one undertaking the quest to happiness is bound to encounter some puddles. This can be attributed to crass people around you who destroys your day, uncontrollable life situations like heavy traffic making you late for work, or maybe, just maybe, THE time for that hormonal imbalance.
It is a struggle to shake a bad feeling, a bad day. Everything (or everyone) is irritating and gets on your nerves. In my case, the bad feeling affects me so much and puts me in a bad mood for the rest of the day.
And so, I have discovered a solution. Take a 10-minute break, walk under the sun, go to the restroom or what-not. I imagine my happy place -- a sunny, scorching beach -- and say my mantra over and over again.
And then, happy happy joy joy mode again! This has some side effects on my part though. When I go back, I tend to detach myself to that negative situation which affected me (or person) rather than try to solve it. This is because I just want to let go of the things beyond my control.
I don't believe in the saying, if you can't beat them, join them. If I am not welcome, I leave. If the shoes don't fit, quit. No qualms. Simple as that.
Achieving happiness is hard. Some people think it is absurd to plan your happiness. Just remember one thing: their opinion does not matter, not really. The only thing that matters is you -- you who can notice the little changes in yourself (a change in disposition, a change in habit perhaps), you whose emotions and thoughts are inside your circle of control.
How about you? What is your happy place?
xx,
Corporate Junkie
