100 Days of Gladness: Day 32
It’s not often I catch myself griping in the moment.
That usually happens long after the event — in journal pages, or during meditation, or in conversation with a friend.
But today it happened immediately.
I caught myself, and shifted.
No big long process, no step by step system.
Just, boom.
Pivot.
Better life.
I’m standing in the shower at the gym, mildly pissed.
I had worked out a little, planning to treat myself with a swim at the end. But by the time I got to the pool, all the lanes were filled — two people per lane, and they’d all just started.
I waited a bit, then gave up and nestled into my reliable background ‘noise’ of dissatisfaction.
This is a well-worn state for me. It’s an emotional static that’s become so prevalent, I’ve often mistaken it for my actual self. And, left to its own devices, this bad attitude can piss on every aspect of my day for days, weeks, months on end.
But for some reason, today a little voice piped up.
“Make the list.”
