Well, Team, I am having a wonky day today.
Nothing is particularly wrong or particularly challenging but I can’t seem to get a grip on this one and I’ve feeling a bit claustrophobic about it (like the day was closing in around me.)
I was considering reblogging a Go Team post from last year but then I decided to just post a gold star with very little commentary. I was hoping that would be encouraging for you while still giving me a little wiggle room in my wonky day.
So I drew my star and it came out like this:
Yes, that is a rather wonky star isn’t it?
It looks much more like a 5 pointed banana than a star and what is even going on with the dots behind it? Are they part of a spider web? That makes no sense.
So, once I finished laughing at my drawing I decided to roll this post in a different direction.
I’ve decided that my banana star* has the right idea. They are just resting back on some sort of webby-hammock that a spider friend made for them and figuring out what kind of stuff they can do while wonkiness abounds.
Now, I am following the star’s example and thinking about what I can do despite/including wonkiness on this wonky day:
⭐I can write a light-hearted post reminding you that we all have wonky days and that those days don’t define us.
⭐I can find a gentle way of moving to help myself feel better – some yoga/stretches/walking/dancing, whatever appeals to me at the moment.
⭐I can do a little writing to download some of the wonkiness (and delete/tear up that writing later if I choose.)
⭐I can accept that this is probably not the best day for focused or intense work so it might be a good idea to shift my work plans around. (Alternatively, I can also give focused work a try for 10-15 minutes and see if diving into a task helps.)
⭐I can recognize that one day will not make or break my habit-building routine so whatever I can (or cannot) do today is just fine.
⭐I can be kind to myself about the whole thing.
So, what does this mean for you?
If you are having a wonky day, or a wonky hour, or a wonky workout or a wonky meditation, you can just let that time, that workout, that meditation be wonky and do what you can while wonkiness abounds.
That’s not the same as giving in to the wonkiness and letting it turn your day and your brain to mush. Accepting that wonkiness is present and doing what you can is a bit like realizing that you don’t have the right size pan for the cake you are making and using two smaller pans or using tinfoil to adjust the size of the one you have. Is it ideal? No. Does it help you get the important things done? Yep!
And that’s not the same as trying to fight the wonkiness, either. Trying to forge ahead, pretending that everything is fine may help or it might add to your frustration and increase the wonkiness levels overall. If ignoring wonkiness feels like it might help, give it a try but you don’t need to default to that option.
Whatever you try, even if it is going back to bed and taking a nap to restart your day – you don’t have to take wonkiness as a sign that you have done something wrong or that you are on the wrong path – sometimes wonkiness just happens.
And I offer my wonky gold star above as a celebration of your efforts today, whether you are mired in wonkiness, skipping metaphorically along through your day, or anything in between.
Wishing you ease and self-kindness, as always. 💚
*In case you are wondering what is like to be inside my head today, typing the words banana star immediately put this song into my head.
