When You Are Not 100% OK Today

Admit it! There are days when you're not 100% of your 'okay' self. Sometimes, it goes more than 100 percent if you're lucky. However, as much as we wanted to keep the best of us, on some days we're having a heavy heart, until the perfect score becomes 99, 98, 97 and goes down lower and lower.

So what do you do when this happens? How do you feel about not feeling 100% okay? Admit it or not, this has happened to you many times before. Some maybe unnoticeable, minimal drop of percentage, but there are days when even the person 10 meters away from you would notice.

Feeling not 100% okay will surely affect you, and the people you work with. Tantrums, impatience, sudden outburst, or pure laziness will take over in just a tick of the clock.

But hey! Just like what strong modern women would always do - fight and win!

Yes, don't let it call the shots! Mind over matter, remember?

First and foremost, acknowledge your feeling. Among the people in the crowd, you'll be the first person to notice the difference of your yesterday and today.

Take a minute or two to embrace how you feel, and examine why you're having this emotion. Is it because of a friend who hurt you? Your parents for not allowing you to do something you always wanted? Your boyfriend for disappointing you several times this week? Or something dreadful and unexpected?

No matter what the cause is, validate the feeling and acknowledge the fact that this really happens.

The question now is, would you settle for this unwanted emotion all throughout the day? Of course, not! So wake up, get up and show the world what you've got!

After acknowledging your feeling, and knowing the cause of it, think of the worst that might happen to you if you continue nursing this emotion. A. You can't meet a deadline. B. You won't enjoy today's blessings. C. You'll break a promise you made for a friend. So, choose, lying in bed and feeling not okay for the rest of the day? Or going on and little by little making today better?

What I'm trying to say is, work your way out of the worst that can happen to you. It does not have to be a very major step, at least, take an effort to distract yourself from not feeling 100% okay.

When you feel not so good about yourself, try some of these little acts of kindness.

•  How about greeting the people you see on your way to your office. Say good morning with a wide smile. You didn't just brighten up somebody's day, but you also exercised a muscle in your face. Sounds helpful, right? 
• Give a little kid a piece of chocolate, or balloon when you see one. A child's smile and happiness are just so true that it will surely radiate to you. 
• If you feel not okay because of your finances, share some of your coins to the next beggar you see, buy some bread for a street child or offer an old man sitting next you to pay his bus fare. Maybe you'll wonder why you'll do this when you yourself is having financial burden. Actually, this is to remind you that despite your bad day, you are still blessed. You still have a few amount in your wallet. And what little you have can actually brighten up someone's gloomy day.

In days like this, don't focus on your problem. Acknowledge it but don't live with it all throughout your 24 hours. Take time to hear the laughter and music that is surrounding you. Better yet, count your blessings and be a blessing to others on your way to feeling 100% okay, again.