You Can’t Rain on My Parade

Is there someone in your life you see pretty often, you can’t get rid of them —you can’t completely let go —but you notice that when this person comes around, they try to bring everyone down.

We are surrounded by negativity. Some people seem to have negativity coming out of their pores, which shifts our energy, and soon, we don’t want to be around them. Perhaps we start to feel unhappy.

Do you ever find yourself saying, “If everyone would just cooperate with me, then I would be happy.”

You don’t need to have a perfect day to have a good day. Most days are not ideal, but you can decide that no matter what happens, I’m going to be happy. I’ve already decided that today is going to be amazing, and no one and nothing is going to change that.

What if you could say, “I’m going to make today a great day, regardless of what happens to me, regardless of who tries to rain on my parade, I’m going to have a great day no matter what.”

If you think you are a victim, you are a victim. But if you decide how you want to feel and who you want to be, you are now in a place of power and control in your life. It is YOUR choice. Decide to be the person you want to be.

You can’t change the people around you, but you can change how you respond to them.

Everyone has that particular person at work or in their family. And, we need to say, “I’m not going to let them rain on my parade.” Laugh about it and let it go. If that person wants to have a crappy day, fine, but I’m not going to let them ruin my day.

It is a decision. I am saying that you are not at the mercy of your circumstances. You are not having a bad day because of that person; you are having a bad day because of the way you are thinking about that person, and you can change the way you are thinking.

Decide who you will be, no matter what? No one is going to steal my joy. You can’t control your environment, you can’t control what other people do or say, but you CAN control how you respond, based on who you think you are.

Write a few sentences down that are going to determine who you are and use them to remind yourself that no one can steal your joy.

“I am confident and happy. I am going to be a blessing to everyone I meet, and no one is going to steal my joy.” It’s that simple. You CAN control who you are and how you respond to others. Let it roll off your back. No one is going to rain on your parade!

For additional information, please see my prior blog: How to Deal With Toxic People.