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I Thought It Was Bad Luck — Turns Out It Was My Mind !
My Brain Was Gaslighting Me
I used to think that life just happened to me. If something good came along, I felt lucky. If something went wrong, I believed the universe is against me.
Honestly, I never stopped to ask myself what role my own thoughts, really played in any of it.
One morning, I woke up feeling exhausted even though I had slept well..I mean, I literally slept for 8hrs straight. I looked around my room, sighed and thought, “Here we go again…..just another boring, pointless day.”
That one thought colored my whole day into gray.
Everything felt so dull, annoying and heavy. Even small things, like dropping my keys, made me angry and irritated. Clearly, my mood followed my thoughts.
Later that week, again I tried something different. I woke up and said to myself… “Today might surprise me.”
It was not some big motivational speech — I just kept it light and hopeful, in a positive way. To my surprise, my day felt easier. I smiled more… noticed small good things, and did not get as irritated when plans changed…
