Posts Tagged With: bad day

Today was the Worst Day Ever (post from Kirk Weisler)

Posted on August 4, 2015 by mzsunflower

Today was the absolute worst day ever

And don’t try to convince me that

There’s something good in every day

Because, when you take a closer look,

This world is a pretty evil place.

Even if

Some goodness does shine through once in a while

Satisfaction and happiness don’t last.

And it’s not true that

It’s all in the mind and heart

Because

True happiness can be obtained

Only if one’s surroundings are good

It’s not true that good exists

I’m sure you can agree that

The reality

Creates

My attitude

It’s all beyond my control

And you’ll never in a million years hear me say that

Today was a good day.

Now read from bottom to top.

(Poem by 11th grader Ronnie Joice)

This poem is a great reminder to me to reverse my perspective when I start feeling negative. I love the fact that when it is read in reverse, I am reading it UP! It’s always better to look up. It’s always better to be climbing, growing, reaching, and rising UP. If you’d like, you can watch an inspiring reverse poem video here. Old one but good one.

I hope YOU are having a wonderful summer. Lead on,

Kirk Out.

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Do They Need to Go? Or is it just a case of “Bad Day Say” (post by Kirk Weisler)

Posted on February 13, 2014 by mzsunflower

Some people are toxic and may indeed need to go. As Danielle Koepke suggests we should remove them without guilt. But what about people who may not be toxic or uncaring, but just having a bad day? A bad day can lead to a “Bad Day Say” where something pops out of someone’s mouth that may sound and even be toxic but that is not reflective of who the person typically is.

Have you ever had a “BAD DAY SAY”?

I have. When I said something that wasn’t typical of me or reflective of the person I am truly trying to be and would like to think I am. Where I hope people will forgive me, and remind me with kindness, a smile and seemingly instant forgiveness of my better self. In a recent situation I witnessed a person having a case of Bad Day Say and heard another respond to them in this way. “Wow, Teresa that doesn’t sound like you, you must be having a really bad day, what’s going on?” The kind and genuine acknowledgement of the friend led to an almost immediate softening of hearts and words…and I witnessed a bad day become a better day.

Mother Teresa offers us this wise counsel.

No matter who says what, you should accept it with a smile and do your own work. — Mother Teresa

While I don’t agree with this as an absolute truth, because I think some things are simply unacceptable to say… I absolutely do agree in spirit. Don’t let someone intentionally or unintentionally ruin your day or your say. 🙂 You know who you are and how happy and peaceful you want your life to be, so don’t give that away or let it go because of the poor choices or behaviors of others. The rest of us need your happiness and peace and you do too!

Good days make for Good Culture…. and how we handle Bad Days can make for an even better culture.