NickVenturella.com 10-15-23 - Small, positive impacts are good

The weather is overcast and rainy for another day – that’s 3 in a row now.

So far, I woke up congested as a result of the weather, and irritable as a result of the congestion. Not exactly an ideal way to start my day. 

However, that sounds like a great morning compared to other events going on in the world today, which are horrific, so I really have nothing to complain about.

Still, it’s okay to feel what you feel. After all, you can’t help the emotions you feel, but you can help how you react to those emotions and what you do with those emotions.

That said, I plan to have a good day, and I encourage you to do the same. 

One way to begin your good-day journey is to set it up properly by identifying things for which you’re grateful. 

When you physically write down what you’re thankful for it almost immediately begins to transform your mood. You may only feel it subtly, but within that subtleness the change is significant. It’s that small percentage of positive change that has a ripple effect on those immediately around you, and with whom they interact. Now you’re positively impacting more than your own emotional reaction to things.  

So that’s my plan today:  Be grateful for the health and safety of my family and my ability to do something fun with them. 

I hope you’re able to write down some things that you are thankful for, and improve your mood in a positive direction by a few percentage points. Small, positive impacts are good – far better than any sort of negative impacts.

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Stay positive. Stay healthy. Be kind.Sincerely,Nick VenturellaStrategic/Creative ProfessionalNickVenturella.com