I’m generally a pretty happy guy.
I enjoy my life, love my job, have a few hobbies, and am blessed with the best friends in the world.
Like anyone else, though, I have bad days; sometimes, terrible days. Days when maybe things go wrong, or don’t work out as planned. And, even days when I just get up on the wrong side of the bed and walk around being grumpy for three hours for no apparent reason.
But while I can’t avoid bad days altogether, I can do better at minimizing the frequency of such days, and the impact each one has.
And so can you.
To help you, I’ve got this handy list of things you can do and ways you can cope to make the bad days not so bad—just little “tricks” to help brighten a day that seems a bit gloomy.
This isn’t my normal fitness schtick, but it’s something that has been of great value to me. I hope you enjoy it.
10 Simple Ways to Make a Bad Day Just Awesome
1) Call Your Mom
You may have surmised that I’m a bit of a momma’s boy—which is why I’m putting this one first. My mom is absolutely the most important person in my life, and one of the main driving forces behind everything I’ve done and everything I hope to achieve.
But she’s also a royal pain.
Italian mothers wield guilt like a Samurai wields a Katana. Anytime she calls me, I assume she’s going to scold me for not calling her, or to tell me the chicken cutlets she made went to waste because I didn’t come over for dinner.
That said, no one loves you like your mother. Anytime I’m having a problem or I need advice, Momma Roman is there to lend an ear. More importantly, anytime I’ve been down in the dumps, she’s helped to give me perspective, offer support, or just make my favorite dinner.
My mother is the strongest women in the world. She raised two children by herself, worked her way up several ladders with no college degree, and instilled in me the value of hard work. She’s also exceptionally wise and empathetic; when it comes to helping me out, she knows how to speak my language. If I’m depressed, she gives insight beyond the typical clichés, and helps me understand how to either get over it, or get my head out and fix it.
And the best part is, even if she can’t help directly, she makes me some meatballs, and suddenly the world doesn’t seem so bad.
So, seriously—if you need a pick-me-up, give your mom a call.
Thanks, Momma Roman.
2) Make up Your Own Rules, Leave a Mark
I do this all the time. I decide, you know what? It’s time for the world to be just a tiny bit different. And so, I make up my own rules. Start a trend.
For example, last year I decided that the word “bro” would not be pronounced “bru.” A small change, but one I think needed to be made. It’s caught on in fitness circles, and somehow it worked it’s way onto the Jersey Shore. Okay, that wasn’t really my intent, but it happened.
Along other lines, I have decided that the high-five is now obsolete. As technology advances, so too must social interaction. To that end, I have been giving people what I call a “wi-five.” This is a wireless high five—basically, it’s a high five where you don’t touch (wireless, get it?).
