Best of PJM: Two Simple Perspective-Changing Practices to Bring More Joy to Your Days

As moms we have the power to affect the mood of everyone in our home: “If Momma’s not happy, nobody’s happy.” But instead of focusing on our ability to sabotage the mood of our entire family, we can flip this negative saying on it’s head and dare to say, “If Momma chooses joy, everyone’s happier.”

When we start and end our days with these two simple practices, we shift our focus away from the frustrating, negative and disappointing parts of our day and choose to focus on the good, the lovely and the wonderful parts of motherhood. 

Starting our days by waking up grateful and ending our days by looking back on the happiest moments helps us to train our brains to focus on what was right in our day, instead of what was wrong. This doesn’t mean that we ignore the hard, sad or difficult moments of our day, but that we choose not to focus on them and give them power over our whole outlook on our days and our motherhood. The stories we tell ourselves about our days and our lives matter and have powerful effects. The good news is that we can CHOOSE which stories we tell!