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What to Do When You Have a Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
There are some days that can’t be saved. Here’s how to make the best of them.
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We’ve all been there. Those days when it feels like the world is shifting off its axis and you have one of those dark clouds over your head like Charlie Brown.
I’m not talking about those days when there are a lot of petty annoyances. I’m talking about those thankfully rare days when you have to deal with such big stuff that it feels like you’re going to have nightmares about this day for years to come.
These are the days when a bubble bath or smelling some lavender isn’t going to cut it. How do you push through?
Remember that this is just one day. Hopefully.
Most of the time, things will be better tomorrow. Avoid catastrophizing. “Everything’s going wrong now,” and “This is the beginning of bad things,” will only make it…