My sister was telling me about this guy who looked at life in a different way. It was kinda cool. In his mind, there aren't a lot of truly bad days for us. Just think about this:

You wake up. Good start. You can get up out of bed. Another plus. Oh darn, you slippers that you have are farther away than you thought. You go into the bathroom, and water is right there. You take a shower in that water. Shower most definately works! Oh darn, the soap is gone. Now you have to get out of the hot shower and get another one. You open your droor and pick out clothes. Yup, still have clothes to put on my back. You walk down the stairs of your house, and yes, you do have a house, to eat breakfast. Hooray for the fridge! It is full of food that you can eat. You go to make taost. Oops, the toaster os broken. Darn, you have money to fix it or buy a new one. It is only an hour into your day and alreadyso many things have gone right. Amazing, and this would be possibly considered a bad day for some people. It is just somthing to think about.

Good way of looking at things, as they say, there is always someone worse off than you, alot more than most folk think.

PGG I'm having a bad time at the moment, sort of puts things into perspective.

Aye! Count your blessings! :)

Kinda humbling in a way...

Thanx for reminding me I have it pretty good. :)

Now thats the right perspective to have in life....

Hmmm.

Maybe its the secret we all are looking for.

You wake up, good start.
Discover, someone has covered your floor with sharp nails, by walking briskly through them; good start, you are more awake than ever.
The nails are now stuck in your feet, forming a pad of metal on the bottoms of your feet; good start, now you won't need to put on your old smelly trainers.
You discover you have woken up in the middle of the night, as your alarm has been set wrong; good start, now you'll be extra early!
You discover that the power to the whole city has been cut; good start, due to the sparks you can create using the nails in your feet you can light your way with ease.
You discover that the population of the whole city has turned into flesh-eating zombies. They eat you;
good start, errr...

I smell a theme of be thankful what you have. Little bit different than I expected from the title. Yes that is great thing. You should be thankful of all the things what are great in your life. For one day stop focusing what you don't have. Instead focus on all the wonderful things you have and see how great your life is.

There are 'good days' and 'bad days' but in all reality you have choosen it to be either one of them. You choose how you day will be in your mind and you start to live your day by that mindset. You can do a rechoice is any time if you want. Nothing is stopping from you thinking and living this day as a great and wonderful day expect your own mindset.

Discover the 90/10 Principle . It will change your life.

What is the 90/10 Principle?
10% of life is made up of what happens to you.
90% of life is decided by how you react.
What does this mean?
We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us.
We cannot stop the car from breaking down.
The plane will be late arriving, which throws our whole schedule off.
A driver may cut us off in traffic.
We have no control over this 10%.
The other 90% is different.
You determine the other 90%.
How? By your reaction.

You cannot control a red light, but you can control your reaction.
Don't let people fool you; YOU can control how you react.
Let's use an example.

You are eating breakfast with your family.
Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt.
You have no control over what just happened.
What happens next will be determined by how you react.
You curse.
You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over.
She breaks down in tears.
After scolding her, you turn to your spouse and criticize her for
placing the cup too close to the edge of the table.
A short verbal battle follows.
You storm upstairs and change your shirt.
Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy
crying to finish breakfast and get ready for school.
She misses the bus.
Your spouse must leave immediately for work.
You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school.
Because you are late, you drive 40 miles an hour in a 30 mph speed
limit.
After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 traffic fine away, you arrive
at school.
Your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye.
After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your
briefcase.
Your day has started terribly.
As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse.
You look forward to coming home, When you arrive home, you find
a small wedge in your relationship with your spouse and daughter.
Why? Because of how you reacted in the morning.

Why did you have a bad day?
A) Did the coffee cause it?
B) Did your daughter cause it?
C) Did the policeman cause it?
D) Did you cause it?
The answer is D.
You had no control over what happened with the coffee.
How you reacted in those 5 seconds is what caused your bad day.
Here is what could have and should have happened.

Coffee splashes over you.
Your daughter is about to cry.
You gently say, "It's ok honey, you just need, to be more careful next
time."
Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs.
After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase,
you come back down in time to look through the window and see your
child getting on the bus.
She turns and waves.
You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff.
Your boss comments on how good the day you are having.
Notice the difference?
Two different scenarios.
Both started the same.
Both ended different.
Why? Because of how you REACTED.

You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens.
The other 90% was determined by your reaction.
Here are some ways to apply the 90/10 principle.
If someone says something negative about you, don't be a sponge.
Let the attack roll off like water on glass.
You don't have to let the negative comment affect you!
React properly and it will not ruin your day.
A wrong reaction could result in losing a friend, being fired, getting
stressed out etc.

How do you react if someone cuts you off in traffic?
Do you lose your temper?
Pound on the steering wheel?
A friend of mine had the steering wheel fall off!
Do you curse?
Does your blood pressure skyrocket?
Do you try and bump them? WHO CARES if you arrive ten seconds later at
work?
Why let the cars ruin your drive?
Remember the 90/10 principle, and do not worry about it.
You are told you lost your job.
Why lose sleep and get irritated?
It will work out.
Use your worrying energy and time into finding another job.

The plane is late; it is going to mangle your schedule for the day.
Why take out your frustration on the flight attendant?
She has no control over what is going on.
Use your time to study, get to know the other passenger.
Why get stressed out?
It will just make things worse.

Now you know the 90-10 principle.
Apply it and you will be amazed at the results.
You will lose nothing if you try it.
The 90-10 principle is incredible.
Very few know and apply this principle.
The result?
Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials,
problems and heartache.
There never seem to be a success in life.
Bad days follow bad days.
Terrible things seem to be constantly happening.
There is constant stress, lack of joy, and broken relationships.
Worry consumes time.
Anger breaks friendships and life seems dreary and is not enjoyed to
the fullest.
Friends are lost.
Life is a bore and often seems cruel.

Does this describe you? If so, do not be discouraged.
You can be different!
Understand and apply the 90/10 principle.
It will change your life.

^ nice. Glad it helped a couple of you cheer up!

Great advice guys. I had a really ROTTEN day. Now I know how I'll deal with tomorrow... Thanks! :)

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ironic thing is, this morning I did cut my foot on a loose screw, was sticking up from the metal carpet divider thingy in the doorway to my livingroom. I reckon I jinxed myself and am on the lookout for flesheating zombies in powercuts

^ LOL

@Triv,

Thanks for posting that. I'll try it and see how it goes. :)