Staying True to the Mood You Choose

One of my favorite children’s stories is Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. Have you ever had an Alexander kind of day? I have, though not as frequently as when I was young and impetuous…in my 20s, like in my 30s…okay—and in my 40s, but now I’m in my 50s, and I thought my alexander days would be fewer and farther between. 

Not so much ;-)

Yesterday, I accidentally hit the on-button to my electric water pik…spraying all over the bathroom mirror. Rushing through the shower, shampoo in my eye…eeeeek! Next? I Singed my skin while impetuously building castles in the air—while curling my hair…OWW! Frick! Flibbertigibbet! 

While I recognize that bad days are relative, moments when alexander vibes seem to be bopping around me waiting for just the right cosmic moment to bop me on the head, prompt me to ponder the sudden disturbance in the force. I don’t pretend to be Obi-Wan Kenobi (though wouldn’t that be fun?), but I’ve learned to sense the vibes around me and do as Obi-Wan tells Luke, “Use the Force.” 

By the third time those pesky Alexander Vibes were be-bopping around me, I realized a reset was needed. Something with me was out of alignment. I needed to pause on what I was doing that was causing a disturbance in my force and reflect on how to move forward to get back in alignment with my intentions. It occurred to me I was rushing, rushing to get through my morning routine so I could get to other more important tasks. 

Now I’m not gonna pretend my bathroom routine is in my lofty list of intentions for which I use to manifest my heart’s wishes. But I do need to salute the steps that get me where I intend to go. And that morning, I realized I was rushing through the tasks I subconsciously considered unworthy of my time in order to get to tasks that were. Alexander’s answer to his bad day was to move to Australia. Nothing against Australia, but running away to another land is not the anecdote to Alexander Vibes…unless its La-La Land. But seriously, the anecdote to that morning’s Alexander Vibes is this affirmation: I trust I’m exactly where I’m meant to be.

For me, positive affirmations aren’t blinders to challenges, trials, and tribulations. Positive affirmations are bright, hopeful bubbles of vibey goodness that I want bubbling out into the world, to attract more of what I want in my life. In the moment, I must trust I’m exactly where I’m meant to be so as to get me where I’m meant to go. Bopping around with negative thoughts in my head only serves to attract more of the same…more of the negative. 

Bottom line, I don’t go to the dark side; I don’t move to Australia. If I’ve got Alexander vibes bebopping around me, I use the force and tap into positive vibes that help me stay true to the mood I choose. A mood that better serves me where I’m meant to be and keep me on the path where I’m meant to go.

Bright Blessings,

Jewel Daisy