I recently read an article from a woman who said that by changing three simple words, she was able to change her attitude from being one of discontent to one of gratitude. She found that instead of complaining of all the things she HAD to do, she started being grateful for all the things she GOT to do. Instead of complaining about having to do laundry, she was thankful for the people she loved that she was doing laundry for. Instead of complaining that she had to cook dinner or clean her house, she was thankful for a house to clean and food to eat. This article really helped me this week in shifting my sometimes negative attitude to a more positive outlook.
I find with anxiety, I can often start to look at things that are before me as looming objects of dread, instead of choosing to see them in a more positive way. When I may not feel like going to work, I can be thankful that I have a job that I love and where I can serve. When I had a bad night sleep and I don’t know how I will cope with the day ahead, I’m thankful for the good nights that I often get, and I am thankful for the strength that is always given to me for the day ahead.
I’m choosing to focus on what I GET to do every day and not what I HAVE to do. This changes my attitude, and so often the fog of anxiety and gloom that is burdening me dissipates. It doesn’t always work right away, but I do find this shift in how I view my days and my tasks can be helpful to me with my anxiety and gloomy moods.
I think it’s really easy to build things up in a negative way in your head when you struggle with anxiety, and this is one easy way I try to combat this. I hope this small change in words of how you view your daily tasks and responsibilities can help you too <3
