I was feeling a bit anxious this morning and wasn't sure why. The impact was I was having a difficult time planning my day. I tracked the cause down to some "should" statements regarding my work. These nagging thoughts were something like: "I should go in to work this morning and get some stuff done." Note that I've been going in to work on the past few Sundays, though just for a few hours. I didn't have anything concrete to accomplish. I just had this nagging feeling that I should get in to work and get something off my plate for next week. Once I figured out it was "should" statements, I was able to counter those thoughts somewhat. I told myself that it may be a good idea to go into work, but it may also be a good idea if I got out and enjoyed myself. There's nothing pressing on my plate that I need resolved by Monday (tomorrow), so really, "should" I go into work? These counter thoughts helped. I got out of the house and went kayaking, then off to my favorite Peet's coffee. I was able to enjoy myself but still went into work for an hour or two this afternoon, with some concrete plans. Things worked out because I discovered some issues to deal with tomorrow and got some things off my plate to free up time to work those issues. Even though I still went into work, I think today was pretty good because the counter thoughts helped elevate my mood and enabled me to enjoy myself.
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