Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge: How I Handle Bad Days
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http://georgelthomas.com/2025/09/24/wednesday-weekly-blogging-challenge-how-i-handle-bad-days/
Anyway. Am sharing this experience because a lot of us are in for bad days over the next months and years.
Global politics alone is very triggering for those of us with childhood trauma. We're also seeing a loss of safe spaces in our societies. Every time I read about attacks on trans rights or migrants or closing down funding for public broadcasting or removing access to health care I feel the loss of safe spaces for so many individuals who most need that.
The trigger for a bad day can be something as small as catching a cold. And sometimes we need to be kind to ourselves when those bad days happen. So this is your reminder to be kind to yourself today.
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I have been struggling with a sinus/chest cold for over a week, which has left me exhausted and struggling to manage my breath. We've cancelled most of our work this week, but I had one little meeting I didn't want to bump. Just 30 minutes, what could go wrong. I arrive at their office and the receptionist wants to know who I'm here for, and what my name is.
I hadn't mentally prepared myself for this. I had been trying to clear my chest instead of my mind. Suddenly I'm 10 years old all over again, I'm stammering badly and my face is contorting around the moment. My breath is locked and in that moment I want to not exist anymore. I just have to get out four syllables, but I cannot. I'm a fully grown adult who has been self-employed for over 25 years and I'm pretty smart at some things and even managed to learn adult skills like reheating pasta sauce. But I cannot say my name to this stranger.
She was cool about it. She kept smiling. That does not always happen though. A lot of people think you're either a nutter or a pervert and they recoil and just get out of there. She didn't comment, she just waited for the name she needed. That was a huge relief.
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I wanna share a story about people having a bad day. Because right now that's more common than it's ever been and some of us need a reminder to just be kind to ourselves.
I have a speech impediment. It's a lifelong thing and it confuses a lot of people when they meet me, mainly because I work so hard to keep it under control. I even have a YouTube channel because that's the level of self-tormenting I subject myself to these days. It has helped me learn to control my speech better.
But it's hard work. Seriously hard work. My brain is working triple time to search of better words, better neural paths, better ways to get words out fast and get myself out of the line-light. Every conversation is immense effort to make myself appear semi normal.
So how bad can it be? On a bad day I cannot even say my name. Yesterday was a bad day.
#BadDays #Stuttering #Stammering #SpeechImpediment
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We have to remind ourselves of all we have to be grateful for even when life gets crazy! There are some people who would trade places with us on our worst day! In this moment, I am grateful for my mommy living to see another birthday today ♥️ What are you grateful for in this moment? #gratitude #gooddays #baddays #welearnfromitall #fy #fyp #motivationalquotes #motivation
Today's #Disasters lineup were some that tickle my funny bone, starting with Planes, trains & automobiles 1987, Mixed nuts 1994 (so a Steve Martin double feature) & also a Jason Statham double feature with the 2 Crank movies. Today's little lineup deals with some #BadDays & #BadTimes #MyHorrorfest #DisasterComedy #DisasterMovies
Es gibt ja so Tage, da geht’s morgens schon 💩 los. Die kleine Giraffe hatte wohl keinen guten Start in den Montag.
Ich wünsche euch einen super schönen Tag! Lasst euch nicht ärgern!! 💕
Finding #joy as a #manager, even on #baddays
Source : #HBR #HarvardBusinessReview
https://hbr.org/2024/08/finding-joy-as-a-manager-even-on-bad-days?ab=HP-hero-for-you-text-1
Sunday (yesterday) was a rough day at church. Robert the Persnickety Organist (not a real person, but our electronic hymn box) decided to play everything super quiet. A lovely hymn was turned into a howling mess as people tried to sing but … well, it wasn’t lovely.
To top it all off, I forgot the words of invitation to Communion. As in, they were just gone.
At least I didn’t spill the wine.
#SomeDays #BadDays #StillWorship #BetterNextTime #EpiscopalLiturgy
Sometimes there are days when everything goes wrong.
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Some days have too much work and far too few hours. These are the bad ones.
Today and yesterday have been good days. Productivity was up, managed to get a few things done and can see a spec of light at the end of the tunnel. Progress is progress. A step is still better than standing.
I need to keep reminding myself that bad days are normal and good days is the rough with the smooth.
Tomorrow may bring something different, but I'll be ready whatever the weather :SeemsGood:
Reached that point in a shitty day where the next person who does something silly or pisses me off is gonna get a probably unjust amount of sass for it. #BadDays #ShitSystems #PredecessorMustHaveBeenInbredToDesignThis
PARA PENSAR 🤔
"En el coche eléctrico también hay días malos". Viajar sin un plan definido en un coche eléctrico es un error.
Cuando uno viaja en coche eléctrico, se debe lidiar con la ansiedad de la autonomía. Y un viaje de dos horas y cuarto (sin paradas) puede acabar transformándose en una odisea de cuatro horas y cuarto. https://www.xataka.com/movilidad/he-vivido-primera-persona-todos-males-cargas-coche-electrico-estos-mis-consejos vía @xatakamovilidad Foto Rathaphon Nanthapreecha#ElectricCar #BadDays #NoPlanning #RoadTrip #Worry #Anxiety #LongTrip
Two GOP lawmakers: "It's time for Jeff Sessions to go" https://boingboing.net/2018/01/04/two-gop-lawmakers-its-tim.html #jeffsessions #Baddays #Post
