Moods

It’s funny how a mood can change so easily. Today my mood has swung like a pendulum. I wasn’t in a great one, then it got better, then it got worse. A lot of it has had to do with subject matter and people I have been dealing with. It’s made me think, though, that I would really like to not be so affected by external circumstances so much. I need to control my locus a little (lot) better! Life is going to happen no matter what. I want to laugh about it rather than be pissed off. I want to not let it bother me. If people say or do things that hurt my feelings, I want to say, “That was hurtful” and then just move on! I don’t want it to bother me and be a part of my life. I don’t want it dwelling in my head like it should take residence! No. Move on!

All of this because of stupid events and people in a stupid day. That’s a lot of critical thinking. Whew! My head hurts. So internal locus, external locus…hocus pocus. I have to delve into this a little further. It’s very interesting. It does seem to decide how people and things affect me and how I react. Maybe if I can work on this then I can change other things? Who knows. I guess we shall see.

For now, I need something for a raging headache. Too much information for my poor brain to handle now.

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Accusations

Recently I had to provide information to someone via email. It was just an update. And rather than ask exactly what happened I got a response back in capital letters and the text color changed to red on purpose stating that I should have done something. I had stated in the original email what the end result was, which the person receiving the message knows means that I had to take specific procedures. So I was rather angry that they were accusing me of not doing what I was supposed to do. I just don’t get why instead of coming across as finger-pointing people don’t simply ask, “So this means you did this and that?” It is so much more less inflammatory. It really set the tone for my day. I was pissed off. I try to take the approach of asking instead of accusing no matter who I am dealing with because it just makes all dealings much better. Do you ever have this issue?

That Crazy Moon

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I am a firm believer that the moon affects our moods. If the moon can move the oceans, surely it can affect how I feel. I wondered why I was feeling so crappy last night. I checked the moon cycle this morning. The new moon is on Monday and I have found that typically about 2-3 days before the new or full moon I get irritable as all get out. I was ill as wet hen last night. My mood has not improved this morning. The only other thing that can get me this irritated is when my blood sugar gets too low.

Now I am not the only one who is affected by the moon. Wouldn’t that be funny if it was just me? The rest of the world is just as easily affected as me, though! I talked to a lot of people last night and a few were not too nice. I was like, “Are you trying to make me scream?!” I didn’t scream, but I sure wanted to.

I suppose the people I dealt with last night and this morning should be quite grateful that I have a filter. Otherwise I might have cussed them up one side and down the other. And I really don’t want to be that way, but I also don’t want to feel so angry that I have to wait until I am safely in my car with the windows up before I say all the ugly words I want to say. I wish my Mama could see that I really did listen when she told me that if I didn’t have anything nice to say then to say nothing at all. (well, to the person I want to say it to) She would have been proud of me. I only cursed in the car! Yay me!

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Moods Are Contagious

Moods. They’re like illnesses and are quite contagious. So if you’re in a good mood, please come my way. And if you’re not, take it elsewhere. I can catch a mood easily. I wonder if there is a vaccine for it catching moods. Hmmm…something to ponder.

But have you ever noticed how easily it is to catch someone’s mood? If you are around someone who is griping and complaining, you are more apt to begin to feel quite negative, too. It’s really easy. It’s also amazing at how fast it works. I have watched it happen before and have been amazed. And the funny thing is it is much easier to catch a bad mood than a good. Maybe that is one reason for the old saying, “If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all.”

But if you have never considered this, watch others and see what happens. You’ll see that I’m right. Moods are like illnesses. And the more negative the mood, the easier it is to catch. Maybe we are a pessimistic society. I don’t know. It’s just very interesting. I know I am quite susceptible.