Pull yourself together

Pull yourself together is a saying that was often used when I was growing up.

I knew what I had to do when someone said “Pull yourself together” but I had no idea what the saying meant.

And at the age of 60 I still don’t know what the origin of the saying is but I do know that it’s what I need to do.

Last night I was on a high because our YouTube channel @bramblecottageuk had reached the 1000 subscriber milestone (this is significant as it marks the point at which YouTube starts paying you), but this morning, even though the sun was shining and even though we had gained an additional 17 subscribers while we were sleeping I was feeling low.

I went out for a walk as usual but the walk didn’t do much to brighten my mood. On returning I sat at my desk and started to try to write…it didn’t work.

I was badly prepared – I hadn’t chosen a topic last night and I was sitting in front of a blank screen with a blank mind.

At the point of giving up I heard a voice in the back of my head saying “stop feeling sorry for yourself and pull yourself together”. The voice was right of course! I have written many posts about positivity and looking on the bright side but here I was wallowing in self pity.

It was all the motivation I needed to start writing this article.

We have bad days and we have good days – we are human after all. But it is all too easy to ruin a day by letting a bad start to the day pull you down.

When I look back to first thing this morning there was no real reason for my mood – I had slept well and I didn’t have too many aches and pains – life was good.

Luckily for me I listened to my inner voice and pulled myself together and the day started to brighten…

Best wishes,

Richard

5 things I am thankful for –

1. My inner voice
2. Sleep
3. Sunny spells
4. Autumn showers
5. Imperial Leather soap