Yesterday was not one of my best day, though it started off so well until something happened and my mood got spoiled.
I wouldn't go into details of the happenstance but my emphasis would be on how my mood kinda ruined my communication with my colleagues, my boss and our manager at work.
On getting to work, I greeted my fellow colleagues at work and our manager.
It was already written all over my face that I wasn't having a good day, not that I woke up at the wrong side of the bed but just because along the line something ruined my mood.
Our manager noticed the gloominess and jokingly asked if I had issues with an invisible boyfriend lol.
A fellow colleague tipped in that I shouldn't let such trivial thing ruin my mood and my entire day.
I just forcefully smiled and went ahead to place my things and started working.

Little did I know that I totally shut everyone out, I had my earbuds on, so I was literally listening to music while working. The only time I converse with anyone was when I had questions about a particular thing I wanted to do and I asked a colleague about it, which was so unusual of me, because normally my to-go person at work is our manager but this time I didn't bother her and that felt like I was snubbing her I guess because throughout the entire day, she completely ignored me too.

Down into the evening and almost the close of work hour, I needed help with something and when the help wasn't forthcoming, I told my colleague that our manager had been ignoring me since morning, which I would say was an accusation on my part, knowing fully well the mood I arrived at work with.
The manager was forced to respond to me on that note and letting me know I was snubbing her when she tried talking to me earlier before that evening.
I felt bad cause I wasn't even intending for that to happen.
I knew I shut everyone out when my mood was off, but I didn't mean to act like a snub just because of that but I think that was exactly what happened and what it seemed.

At the close of work, I still went back together with the manager after bidding our boss goodbye. We talked on our way back home and I later apologized that night for my misconduct and attitude at work. She understood me and accepted my apologies.
So my point in all of this and my experience yesterday is to remind us of the fact that we shouldn't let our bad mood rob off on others.
We should learn to manage our emotions especially when we are out there in the company of others
People shouldn't detect a problem from our actions or reaction.
If you are having a bad day, it's okay to reflect and be gloomy about it but do not let it ruin your entire day and relationship with others.
So while you are processing whatsoever it is that ruined your mood or caused your sad state, endeavour to still relate well with others that encounters you.
I hope you had a beautiful day today!

^{PS: Photo is mine, except stated otherwise}

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   5 September 2024 ~ Thursday