Embrace Your Bad Days

The reality is we all have bad days. Even if someone’s life seems completely perfect they still have their own battles. I have bad days, honestly I have a lot of bad days. Days I feel stressed, guilty, insecure, frustrated, or just exhausted. The key to turning those days into a good day are listening to yourself. What are the things that are making you feel that way? Change it! Flip the script and turn it around.
 
I always tell myself “It won’t always be this hard” because I know it’s just a bad day, or a bad week. Things do always get better. One thing that is always consistent is change. Time keeps moving and the world keeps turning. You will never be stuck in the moment you are in. It will change, and you have the ability to make the next moments better.
 
 It’s easy for anyone to fall into a “funk” and if you don’t make an effort to avoid it, it can be very easy  to fall into one when you live in an RV. It’s easy to lock yourself inside in a new town where you don’t know anyone. Unfortunately, the more you stay in and away from everyone the harder it is to go out. Don’t let yourself slide down this slope. I have more times than I can count. We shut down for so many reasons.

Some of my personal struggles are:

• Feeling guilty as a mother
• Frustrated like I can never get ahead
• Feeling insecure about myself
• Stressing about finances

 
So, I soak in the bad days. I allow myself to wallow in self pity and then I GET BACK UP.

-I remember the times I was a teenage mother and had no clue what the heck I was doing. And I know I have definitely gotten it together since then.

-I realize that dirty FR clothes thrown on the floor means my husband made it home tonight. And that toys all over the floor means my children are still little for a little while longer.

-I recognize that I am in better shape now than I ever have been and I am learning to love my body and all it is capable of.

-I remember there was once a time that facewash was a luxury item we couldn’t afford but now I don’t think twice about buying it.

 I did it. I flipped the script. Suddenly I feel grateful for where I am in life rather than down. So grateful I could almost cry and I try to soak in every piece of it.

It’s easy to fall into a funk or have a bad day. It can also be bittersweet and amazing if you learn to embrace it.  
So do it. Flip the script and turn it around. Embrace your bad days. Allow them to remind you where you’ve been, where you are, and the amazing things that are yet to come..