William “Bud” Hart, of Haverhill, shares “Success Principles”—ideas for living a greater, better and more accomplished life, and building habits that stick. He also coaches clients to incorporate strategies for boosting their mental and physical performance during everyday living.
It’s a Monday morning and it is raining. It happens. On rainy workday mornings, especially Mondays, the idea of having to dance through drizzle and downpours and wade through and around puddles on the way to work is not particularly motivating.
But there are some people who actually look forward to a rainy workday and it surprised me to hear they actually have a name, pluviophiles (according to a someone apparently versed in the loves of “philes).”
Regardless of which side of the rainy day debate you fall on there are certain lousy mood triggers and none of us are immune to them all. Fortunately, though, you can train your mind to get around them.
The famous “The Cat in the Hat” children’s book written and illustrated by Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr. Seuss begins, “The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day.”
Happily for his readers, Dr Seuss introduces the “Cat in the Hat,” with a “BUMP.” “Why do you sit there like that?” says the Cat. “I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny.
But we can have lots of good fun that is funny!”
When it rains, when it is wet, when you’re heading out to work and the sun is not sunny, nothing good comes from wallowing in it. Like the pluviophiles in this world learn to love rainy days. And as the “Cat in the Hat” puts it you’ll “Have lots of good fun that is funny!” And a Great Day!