ShawnLog 9/16/12: My Crummy Monday Morning:
Woke up feeling sicker than I have in at least a year - and I only had one drink yesterday! Must've been those last few chicken wings, and they were so good ... anyways, so I tried hitting the gym and downing as much coconut water as possible to avoid it throwing off my day -- but I ended up having to leave after 20 minutes and then took an angry (non-sleeping) nap and have been shaking off irritation at nothing and everything in particular ever since.
Add to that a few unexpected fees from my student loans coming in the mail (routing number has apparently changed since I switched my debit card -- IMO the ACS/ECSI Student Loan borrower sites are not designed for clear account monitoring) and now I have nothing left on the day's agenda but a doctor's appointment I'd much rather not go to and a trip over to AT&T to fork over money I don't have for a contract I really don't need in my life (but have to take or else I will end up paying more because I am already in a contract thanks to my mom who didn't realize she was signing me up for it last year... yeah, it's one of those deals) and you have the makings for one rough start to my week.
Worst of all is I still haven't spent even a single second on the job-hunt -- and all I can say about that is Huuurumph!
But being grouchy and allowing the poison of self-pity to take root is the enemy of progress, I know this because I've done it before and refuse to waste time in that frame of mind again.
According to the Dali Lama, who's teachings may be even more profound than the one's found in the other book I'm reading currently... (http://books.google.com/books/about/Arnold_s_Bodybuilding_for_Men.html?id=sB1q0I-P5h8C) mastering one's mental defenses against negative frames of thought is one of the most important life-long pursuits for anyone who wishes to lead a peaceful life. And considering I have it pretty easy compared to some of the other Buddhist teachers he mentions -- I think I can learn to get over these little bumps in the road without letting them effect myself in a deep or lasting way.
The important thing I have to try and remember on days like these is that, when little things pile up and I start to feel discouraged about my day/position in life/etc... I should just stop and take the time to look at the day as an great opportunity for inner growth. The better I can get at overcoming life's little foibles now, the better I'll be when they occur on a day when I have something important going on like an interview -- or more to the point, when I'm having a tough day at my next job.
So with that in mind, I'm off to make the most of my day -- thinking of it as an opportunity to turn a tough morning into a productive day and an empowering building experience for the future.
Until next time, True Believers.
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