Misery Is A Choice!

I choose NOT to be miserable. The last day of January has been, like most of this winter season, a challenge. Snow and wind have alternated with frigid temperatures making travel difficult and my commute sometimes measures in hours instead of minutes. But rather than complain like most of my coworkers, I think we should try to be more positive, and focus our energy on things we can actually change or influence, rather than the weather.

Instead of looking at the negative, lets try some positive alternatives.


"What a great workout" puts a better outlook on "I am sick of shoveling".

"The snow is beautiful" instead of "Snow again!?!"

"Time to relax and put on a little music" instead of "Traffic's barely Moving!"

"They must be in a bigger hurry than I am" replaces "Tailgating jerk!"

"Thank God we have a warm home" is much more positive than "Heating bills are up again!"

So everyone, let's stop complaining and think of the things that we can say or do that will cheer someone up around us today rather than join the miserable crowd of complainers at the office.

Do something unexpected, be happy.