This morning I woke up feeling unmotivated, but could not identify the source of it. Then a thought passed through my mind, is this going to be a bad day? First, I started to indulge in the self-pity of these feelings; then I got curious.

I started to ask myself, what are the perceptions that lead to these feelings? Not in a quest to ban their existence, but in an effort to embrace what they are trying to teach me. Because, what I have interpreted as a bad day scenario, could be a new idea trying to get my attention, knowing that I may not recognize it in my good day comfort zone.

As soon as I embraced what was living in me, rather than trying to “fix” it, I began to see more possibilities. Realizing that waking up feeling unmotivated gives me an opportunity to approach my life from a different vantage point today.

It’s not about good and bad, it’s about embracing the best way that life knows how to get our attention. The reality is, sometimes a gift may come wrapped-up in our perception of a bad day.