It’s catching!

Everything looks grey. Like the clouds overhead.

I try to shake it off.

But like the rain, this feels incessant.

I stare at my inbox.

Eventually I start wading through the email.

The day has begun.

I realise I’m not really speaking to anyone.

And neither are they speaking to me.

I start a conversation.

It’s perfunctory.

Over quickly.

A little bit of trepidation starts to creep up.

I keep checking the clock.

Distracted.

I’ve got to be ready.

This meeting’s important.

Suddenly I’m up and out the door.

Not sure where I’m going, but at least I’m moving.

I start to think about the meeting.

And finally begin to mentally prep for it.

A forced smile.

A handshake.

I’m trying to be enthused.

We get down to business.

We part.

Smiling.

Agreement we have common goals and interests.

A light-hearted comment from them, we both laugh.

We’ll meet again.

To move things forward.

Walking back, feeling energised.

I smile and say hello.

“you look happier than this morning, good meeting?”

Yes, yes it was a good meeting.

Their cheerfulness, enthusiasm has lifted me.

Given me a boost.

I get on with the rest of my day, brighter, more purposeful.

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Moods can be caught, just like a cold.

And sometime that can be a positive thing, it can turn a day around.

So now when I realise I may be infecting others with my mood, I try to find ways to change it. Because if I help myself first, then I know I’ll be helping others.