Just Do It

Interesting day yesterday. I woke up in an a bit of a mood and spent the first part of the morning thinking about what was bothering me. I'm not one to shirk feelings, and I also don't like to spend my entire life sorting through them, so I was trying to figure out what the "real" problem was. I couldn't figure it out; my thoughts just kept getting round to different things that were irritating me.

I tried changing my thinking to gratitude and positive thoughts. That didn't stick. I just kept getting thoughts of what was annoying me.

Nothing seemed to be working.

Then I got a call from a good friend who I haven't connected with in a while. We chatted for a bit and when I got off the phone I noticed that I felt a little better. Since I hadn't identified a real problem I decided to get rid of this mood with action. I just started doing things.

At first I couldn't focus well and wasn't being very productive. But I kept going and as I got more productive I found I felt better. I kept going until 9:30 that night and by the time I was done I was tired, but I felt better; and this morning I woke up feeling great!

I guess the Nike slogan - just do it - is good for getting rid of the blahs. When you are in a bad mood but can't identify a root cause just get productive. Doing something will make you feel good about yourself and it just might push you out of that rotten mood.