National Opposite Day

National Opposite DayJanuary 25 is National Opposite Day, this day is an unofficial holiday, there is also some debate on this holiday, some say it is observed on the 25th of each month and some observe it on January 7th. This day is meant for all to say the exact opposite of what they really mean which brings us to why we are writing about it. This is a perfect day to say all the negative things you say or think during the say and turn them into a positive!

How to Celebrate National Opposite Day

This day is meant for fun and to verbalize everything differently for example:

  • You can ask what is for Breakfast when it is dinner time
  • You can say Good Night when it is morning

Today however we want to put a spin on it by turning everything said and thought into something uplifting. Every day we run into people and circumstances that can cause us to say or thing less than positive things but on this holiday the challenge is to take every thought, word, sentence and conversation and reverse it to the positive. Here are some great examples:

  • When someone cuts you off in traffic – Thank you for doing that I can now get to work late which is fine by me
  • When a co-worker says one their typical things that always annoy you – Wow you sure are amusing
  • When your child makes a mess – Instead of scolding say Look at this mess now we get to have more fun and clean it (not many children love to clean), but if you think that will encourage the behavior simply think I am grateful for this mess I wanted to try out my new cleaning product.
  • When you are tired of working and ready to go home – instead of saying this is the longest day, I wish it would end, you can say this day is going really fast it is almost time to go home
  • When you have task after task building up and you feel overwhelmed – instead of saying I have too much to do you can say I am glad I have so much to keep me busy
  • When your spouse does not help you with things that need to be done – instead of asking them over and over or worse yet arguing – you could say thanks for all your help however that may sound a bit passive aggressive so instead you could say thank you for taking out the garbage last night I really appreciate it. Now that might not be an exact opposite but positive none the less.

Of course You can twerk any of the above the way you want and with all the people and life events that come up during a day we are sure you will find a million more ways to change your negatives to positives. No matter what happens on National Opposite Day do your best to change those disabling thoughts and phrases to positives ones and by the end of the day you will more than likely feel a bit more relaxed than you normally do.

We would love to hear what you are saying to celebrate this opposite day! Leave us a comment and let us know!

 

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