{"id":961,"date":"2009-06-02T18:39:42","date_gmt":"2009-06-02T22:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifewithhappiness.com\/?p=961"},"modified":"2018-10-02T13:36:54","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T17:36:54","slug":"ten-grumpy-things-to-like-about-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2009\/06\/ten-grumpy-things-to-like-about-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Grumpy Things to Like About Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

Had a conversation with a client who was feeling a bit down this morning.\u00a0 OK, a LOT down — the economy’s nasty, his business is down, his wife may lose her job, his car needs new brakes… you get the picture. Grouse, grouse, grouse.\u00a0 Ick.
\n\"\"<\/span>When I challenged him to think of 3 positive things about today, he resisted.\u00a0 From a place as low as he was, he found it tough to think upbeat.\u00a0 He plowed on, however, and by the end he came up with ten+ things, and we were laughing together.
\nWith his permission, I’m sharing the list.\u00a0 Keep in mind this comes from a grumpy person <grin><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. I’m above ground.<\/strong> Ok, I guess that any day I’m still above ground and breathing is a good day.<\/li>\n
  2. It’s not winter. <\/strong> I was so sick of last winter, you know?<\/li>\n
  3. It’s another day closer to my vacation. <\/strong>I SO need a vacation.<\/li>\n
  4. My plants need the rain.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Gas is a lot cheaper than same time last year.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. My Inbox has less than 300 emails in it,<\/strong> which is good for me.<\/li>\n
  7. FedEx arrived on time this morning. <\/strong> Don’t you love that?!<\/li>\n
  8. Water’s running from the tap and electricity’s flowing without interruption,<\/strong> and that’s pretty amazing when you think about it.<\/li>\n
  9. I can go to the grocery store and buy fresh fruit all year round. <\/strong>That’s even more amazing<\/li>\n
  10. My wife and my dog still love me. <\/strong>Even when everybody else is crabby, my dog’s always in a good mood.<\/li>\n
  11. I’m healthy. <\/strong>As long as I have that, I’m good.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    What’s positive in your life today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Had a conversation with a client who was feeling a bit down this morning.\u00a0 OK, a LOT down — the economy’s nasty, his business is down, his wife may lose her job, his car needs new brakes… you get the picture. Grouse, grouse, grouse.\u00a0 Ick. When I challenged him to think of 3 positive things … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5789,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,40],"tags":[193,60],"yoast_head":"\nTen Grumpy Things to Like About Today - The Executive Happiness Coach\u00ae<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theexecutivehappinesscoach.com\/2009\/06\/ten-grumpy-things-to-like-about-today\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ten Grumpy Things to Like About Today - The Executive Happiness Coach\u00ae\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Had a conversation with a client who was feeling a bit down this morning.\u00a0 OK, a LOT down — the economy’s nasty, his business is down, his wife may lose her job, his car needs new brakes… you get the picture. 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