What's up with a bad mood?
perhaps it's a call to pay attention
I woke up on a gorgeous Sunday morning. The birds were chirping like mad (really, there are so many around my house that I often need earplugs to sleep, but I love it), and the sun was peeking in. I took a breath of the summer air wafting in my window and realized…
I. Was. In. A. Bad. Mood.
Damn. I hate it when that happens.
The pesky bad mood that shows up for no reason. Except there is a reason, Honeybun. And your best self wants you to figure it out. This is not about getting ‘happy’ (that’s a load of baloney), it’s about deciphering what’s going on so you can adjust course. Our soul - or whatever you want to call your highest, best, and most beautiful self - guides us by how we FEEL. If we are in a bad mood it’s a signal that we are ignoring some deeper part of ourselves and it’s trying to get our attention.
It is my understanding that our brain uses up to 20% of all of our body’s daily energy so if it’s working unnecessarily it tires us out. Twenty percent of…