I think I read too much into my journey to work.
If the path is clear and the traffic lights let me through, I often think, mmmmmmm today will be a good day. Yet on those days, where there are roadworks, red lights all the way and annoying and slow drivers and cyclists in front of me, I tend to believe this is a bad omen for the day, that lies ahead.
Today, the weather was amazing. A cool and sunny Autumnal day. The birds were tweeting and the sun was warming. The traffic lights were all on green and the roadworks had eased up.
I flew down my route to work. It was over much too quickly. I could have continued for hours.
On arrival at work, I had a spring in my step.
So is this day going to be a good one? Of course it is, simply because of the way I am chosing to view the world. I am wearing my rose coloured glasses and taking many deep and slow breaths. I am chosing to see beauty and I am chosing to breathe easy.
I know a special person today, who needs these good vibes, so I am ensuring there is enough of them for the both of us.
Do any of you see your journey to work in this way? Am I too fatalistic? Do I predispose myself too much?
Come on, somebody make me feel that I am normal...............
I firmly believe (to the point I am confident to argue it as a fact) that our emotional state is the one thing over which we can have absolute control. The way we react to events and people is our choice. So the way you encounter your journey to work can impact on your mood for the day. Embrace the sensations on a good day and foster them throughout the journeys toward which you have a less positive disposition. Celebrate with those who need not hurry, enjoy the opportunities to stop and look around at the red lights and revel in the health of those cyclists (whilst remembering the joy you feel on a bike). Make every journey a pleasant one and carry that feeling with you throughout your day.
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