I like to think of myself as a positive person, at least a realistic 85% of the time. I can only count on one hand the people that see me when I'm not having the best of days, when I'm truly in a horrid mood, things are not working in my favor, and I'm not thinking rationally. God Bless the people I work with who see my 15%, and in addition to being my business associates, end up being part psychologist, part some sort of counselor or life coach. What can I say? That's how it goes in business sometimes, and I guess you could say I'm one of the "wound up like an 8 day clock" types who has that passion for my industry and success; and it probably translates to others as some really boisterous B+ off Broadway Musical or theatrical spectacle. The good days are excellent and bad days are just every kind of not awesome imaginable and I'd be lying if I said I was totally tolerable during those lulls. Sometimes I bring it home on my shoulders and my lovely wife takes the brunt of this occasional storm cloud, and God Bless her the most.
I would also be lying if I told you that I'm capable of always having 100% positive subject matter. But here is the good news, I'm going to find some way to turn it back around and make it that way.
For those of you who are fans of FRIENDS, prime time past or like myself, king of the re-runs, I can only think of Alec Baldwin's guest appearance as Phoebe's boyfriend, Parker, who is physically and mentally incapable of being negative or unhappy. It's unnatural, comical, and towards the end of it, a little annoying. After a while all I could think was 'Shut up dude! There is nothing interesting about tail lights or cab rides in traffic!'
If you couldn't tell by now, it's not my favorite week, but I'm writing this, and it's making me feel better. That's got to count for something, right? It's my happy place. Stack it with a late morning or an hour before closing, 'zone out on the couch time' at Snug on the Square. Quite frankly, I need to do this more often because it's therapeutic. At work, I also walk a lap or two around the office complex pond. That works exceptionally well when I face the temptation of regrettable actions or words. I get fresh air, inspiration, and clarity. If your office complex has one of these, grab a bottled water from your office fridge and take a lap. It may do you some good, as I've recently found that it's beneficial for me.
The office pond. If your workplace has one, spend time there.
This brings me to my point and question. You don't have to be a Parker. Most people are not Parker. We will all inevitably have many crappy days and we will experience negative.
So I ask you this. Where is your happy place? That one place where you can decompress, escape the negative, take your mind off a stressful, wretched day, and get clarity and perspective?
I want to hear from you!
-DAN+McKINNEYTX-
Yours Truly, Dan+McKinneyTX @ Elm Fork Shooting Sports
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