Mood - Personal Practice

My moods have ruled me this past week.

I found myself behaving poorly because I was in a bad mood.

I knew I was in a bad mood so I started talking to myself about my poor attitude.  I thought to myself, gosh I am behaving poorly and this is not the person I want to be.  

But...I kept on with my bad mood.

When I finally snapped out of my bad mood I was right back to my normal happy self, but then a couple days later I was impacted by another person's mood.

I found myself attaching to the other person's poor mood and I even started coming up with my own list of things to be in a bad mood about.  

I took my mood so far as to get stressed and uptight about little things.  I also let my mood take me to the future and all the "got to" and "have to" things I envision for my life and completely stressed myself out.

I've been practicing talking myself into a better mood, but it's been a challenge.

The tough part about this mood of mine is that it's my choice.  I have no one to blame for my mood but me.  I'm the one who chooses to...

* Eat sugar and get anxious and grouchy.

* Hold a grudge when another is extending a truce.

* Attach to another person's negative mood.

* Think negatively instead of positively.

No one does this to me.  I do it to myself.

It's ALL ME!

Moods are one of those things I think we all have to practice in life.  It's not something you master and then you are done with it.  

Unless of course you are a Super Human Being!  Which I usually like to think I am, but obviously am not!

I guess the best thing to do to find or keep a positive mood is to put a smile on my face as much as possible, dance as often as I can, listen to happy music, think about the wonderful people in my life, and reflect back on positive memories. 

Today I choose to be in a good mood!

Mood - Yoga Lesson

Moods are unavoidable and each of us are in a mood right now.

Possibly you started your day off with one mood and then transformed that mood based on the days experiences.

It's amazing how the mood of others can effect us, whether it's an individual or a group of people.

When you enter a space and the people around you are rushed and stressed, it can be nearly impossible to refrain from picking up the moods of the people in that space.

When you go to an event where people are excited and enthusiastic, it is equally difficult to refrain from picking up that mood.

The question we need to ask ourselves, is why would we put ourselves in spaces that are anything but positive?

Mainly a mental space.  Because it all starts with our individual attitudes.

There are times when we go places out of obligation or to complete chores that we don't like and we take a negative attitude and mood with us.

Why not catch yourself when you find yourself approaching something with a negative attitude?  Why not try something different?

Possibly go someplace different to complete the chore and meet new people, or listen to your favorite song and dance before you head out to that obligation you are dreading.

Why not add one more step, place a smile on your face and think of something or someone you like before you enter anywhere you may feel negatively about.

Ideally, we are each in a good mood at all times.  That's just not realistic though.

But, we do have the ability to choose our mood.  

So the next time you find yourself approaching a negative mood, why not try something new...  

Practice being in a positive mood.