I consider myself to be a positive person, I work on setting positive intentions, I lead with good thoughts, I try to block negative energy that flows in every day life and guess what I realized? Its HARD work trying to be positive and happy all the time. The past 2 weeks have been super hard for me, but during this down time I saw first hand how negative energy , thoughts and feelings are so much more work and harder on your body than being positive ever could be!
Yesterday was the first day in a long while I broke out my paints and painted at a busy event. I have been hired to do more airbrushing events so my paints were feeling lonely. I was again suffering from sleep deprivation and not having the best day, and as I painted each kid I almost started to cry. Every line was ugly, every design looked like my 5 year old painted it, and all I wanted to do was pack up my paints and go home. Half way through I decided to take a break, walk to the bathroom and treat myself to a fried Oreo. As I sat and ate that oreo I thought about the mood I was feeling and how it was affecting more than just my day, it was messing with my art, my mood, and Im sure the clients were feeling it as well. So, as I took my last bite of oreo I decided to put some energy into changing my day. It wasn’t over and it wasn’t too late. Maybe the Oreo cheered me up, but I knew that something needed to be done.
For my birthday my very greatest love Melissa Munn sent me the most magical pink diamond embellished mirror. I remembered that I wrapped it in a special baggy with a towel and extra precautions. I whipped out my mirror and every time I finished painting a design I would show the kids the back of the mirror and say “Isn’t this a beautiful mirror? ” and they would reply yes, and the I would say “but its no where near as beautiful as you!” and turn around the mirror.You would not believe how happy each kid was when I turned around the mirror. Now mind you, my lines were still crappy, the designs weren’t flowing and I was still not on my A game but I knew that if I could convince the kids to love my bad day then I would enjoy painting much more.But it gets better. That mirror must have had magical power, because every single parent after that break started tipping me and not $1 bills but $5 and $10 bills. In 1 hour I had made an extra $50 in tips!
This morning after enjoying an all nighter with my green bean I was a tad bit cranky. But I promise myself that I will never start a week in a bad mood. It sets the tone for the other 6 days so I grabbed my bling mirror and smiled. Even though I have bags under my eyes and lots on my plate, I liked the reflection in the mirror of someone smiling. Everyday wont be all good, just as everyday isnt all bad. But if you can find a way to turn that frown around and start looking at your life in a pink bling mirror you might just see the change you were hoping for.
Wishing everyone a happy week. And remember you are bigger than your struggles, you have every tool to accomplish your dreams you just have to start seeing it that way. heart emoticon heart emoticon heart emoticon
