NOVEMBER: Bad Days

We all have days from time to time when it feels like the world is against us or the chaos we are experiencing will never end. It can seem like one negative circumstance leads to another. On bad days, you may even wonder whether anything in your life will ever go right again. 

Perhaps a bad day can be a gift, showing you it’s time to slow down, change course, or lighten up. Bad days can certainly cause you to experience uncomfortable feelings you would prefer to avoid, yet a bad day may also give you a potent means to learn about yourself. 

In this conversation, pause to consider a few assumptions. One is that everyone has bad days. Another is that bad days contribute to the people we become. A third assumption is the world is not against you. 

  1. How do you define a bad day?

  2. The state of your bad day may indicate that you need to stay quiet and work through growing negativity. Share examples. 

  3. When has a bad day helped you glean wisdom you might have otherwise overlooked or discounted? 

  4. When you have a bad day or receive bad news, do you tend to keep to yourself? Or do you need to talk about it, vent, or cry about it?

  5. Do bad weather days get you down?

  6. Do bad days help you better appreciate good days?

  7. Takeaways? 

Adelaide Waters