Why Do I Feel This Way? Unmotivated, Irritable and Not Like Myself
It was just one of those days. The rain was coming down steadily. The clouds made the house darker than normal and I could feel the stagnant air floating in the space around me. If I could cut through the air and open up a bubble of fresh air, maybe I could find relief. I take a deep breath in and exhale heavily. Maybe a few deep breathing exericises will get the happy cells in my brain to wake up. In a few short hours the day will be past and maybe tomorrow will be brighter.
Do you ever have those days when you just feel blah? I mean, nothing is really wrong, but nothing is really right either. There are plenty of things that need to be done, but none of it looks appealing. Actually the tasks that need to be conquered seem like mountains that are too high to climb amidst the thick haze.
I fumble through the day lashing out at the people closest to me. I don’t want to feel irritable, but for some reason I can’t snap out of the funk. Foggy, gray days are epic for igniting this feeling in me. Oh how I wish I was a nicer person on these hazy days.
Sometimes, even when things are fine, I don’t feel fine. I don’t know about you, but there are days that I cry for no good reason. I even feel like being ugly and mean to the people in my house that I love with all my heart. Once in a while I even lash out to my handsome sparkly blue-eyed prince charming. Unbelievable, I know. How could I be mean to such a hunk? It’s terrible.
I make a mess of perfectly normal days.
If you are feeling a little less than joyful today, take a deep breath. You are not alone. We all have those days. Although most of my friend’s Facebook pictures portray happy, smiling people, I know that after the camera snapped, mama could have snapped too. We all snap. We are human. If you feel a little snappy today here’s how to refocus and regroup.
1. Breathe and know you are not alone.
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10
2. Smile (even if you don’t feel like it).
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God. Psalm 43:5
3. Breath again. Deep. And again. Now Smile. Irritated at me yet?
In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Psalm 71:1
4. Get alone and lock the door if you have to. Ask God to help you to make the best of the rest of the day.
Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. Psalm 61:1
And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. Ephesians 4:32
No one wants to be around a cranky lady. Lighten up. Even if you have a good reason for how you feel, do not take it out on the people closest to you. Be nice and smile. You never know who is feeling a little less than their best today too. It might even be someone else in your house. They might need a hug and a smile.
If you start to feel irritated repeat steps one through five again.
And now, if you can relate, COMMENT, LIKE and SHARE so I will know I am not the only crazy lady breathing, smiling and praying.
Love & Blessings,
Micah