So you woke up and it feels like it's gone be a bad day. You're irritated, short tempered and touched out all before 8 am. Here's five simple ways to transform your day. It's a hard morning, not a hard day. You get to choose how your day goes!

1. Step away for 90 seconds. Get outside. Put your feet in the grass and face the sun. Take 3 deep breaths or as many as you need until a weight feels lifted. Can't get outside? Choose your favorite spot in the house.

2. Pray and speak truth. Your feelings are liars.

"Lord, slow my spirit. Fill me with your gentleness I can't do this in my own strength but I know you are with me."

Say aloud - "I am safe. This is hard, not bad. I can start fresh."

3. Speak truth over the moment and remind yourself...

- "My child is not trying to upset me - they are learning."

- "I can hold boundaries and be kind."

- "This moment is stretching me, no breaking me."

Shift your mindset, shift your response.

4. Reset the atmosphere in your home.

-Turn on worship music

-Open a window, turn off the lights, light a candle

-Give your child a big bear hug until they let up and say "let's start over."

-Name what you see "We are having a hard morning. Today is still a good day. Let's take a deep breath together and choose joy."

FEELINGS LIE. You get to CHOOSE what you think. Shut down the negativity. Say out loud STOP I choose good thoughts. I am a patient and present mom. I am a light for my family. I am joy. Today IS good.

Speak it. Declare it. Choose it. YOU'VE GOT THIS.

Remember if you haven't , check out The Whole Brain Child so you can have appropriate expectations for your child especially when your feelings are lying to you and telling you your child's behavior is too much.

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