Journal Day #5: Daily Challenge

 I didn't participate in last week's journal prompt but you can read Danielle's prompt and response here.

We all encounter challenges on a daily basis. You may consider yours something small, like having enough time in the day to accomplish everything you set out to do, or it may be a bit bigger- perhaps something you have to overcome mentally or emotionally, or even a struggle when dealing with a difficult person. Whatever the case, take a look at your daily life- what would you say is your biggest challenge? Or if you have a past struggle you were able to overcome, how did you do it? This week, write about a challenge you currently deal with on a day to day basis, or discuss one you managed to get past. via SometimesSweet

The first challenge that comes to mind is something I can't really discuss publicly so I'll go with the second thing that comes to mind. In going with same theme of Danielle's response about positivity, my biggest daily challenge as of late is to not let something negative (whether small or big) ruin my entire day. I hate to admit it but this has happened quite often recently. When I sit back and think about it logically it is just so ridiculous and silly to let one event, action, or conversation ruin an entire 24 hour period. I think the problem is that I feel pushed to my limit these past few months so every emotion is heightened. Not that I'm trying to blame my behavior on something because I fully take responsibility for it but I haven't always been like this either. I tend to react to everything emotionally instead of taking a more logical approach. Yesterday was a really rough day for me. I could have just thrown in the towel the minute I walked through the door. But instead I cried for a bit awhile, talked to Dustin, and then we hung out with Anna, Elsa, and Olaf while eating pizza. I tried my hardest not to waste or ruin the rest of the night just because one thing had happened that afternoon. It's something that I think I can overcome with time but it's damn hard. Dustin is a great cheerleader and always has so many positive and encouraging words for me. He really helps me to not get so wrapped up in the negative and to focus on the positive. Negativity will always exist. Bad things are always going to happen. Disappointments and frustrations are just part of life. But I have a choice in how I react to them and now that I realize that more than ever, I'm going to work hard at it.