Actions and Reactions, or You Get What You Give...

All it took was being splashed by slush on my way to the subway station this morning.  The street that I live on has grooves in it that catch and hold rain water (and as I discovered today wet slush), and as a result your chances of being sprayed by cars as they drive pass is quite high.  I was on my way to the station, when one driver going past quickly got me.  It wasn't terrible, I was wearing dark pants and my parka took the majority of the hit, but my reaction was immediate.  Threw my hands up in the air and said out loud "REALLY?!?!"  As I reacted, I realized that although it may seem justified, it was out of character for me to react that way.  As were the thoughts of trying to catch up to the driver to say something.  On my commute in to the office I decided to listen to a podcast or two to reset and settle myself, and the one I stumbled across was the one I needed...funny how that happens.
It was all about The Law of Attraction and how what you put out affects what you get back - in life, in love and from the universe in general.  It really hit home as I have absolutely been feeling like I am in a slump lately.  Some circumstances in my life have not moved in a direction or at a pace that I would like them to, and I am now feeling stuck, and frustrated.  As a ripple effect I have been finding it hard to feel motivated to get up and move in the mornings, exercise and running have taken a step to the side while I have lain in bed and just felt very unmotivated in general.  It has bothered me to feel this way, as it is not how I like to be or live, but at the same time I almost feel like the lull is necessary in order to gain momentum to move forward again.  Often in times like these I have found myself inventing change for the sake of it, to feel like I am doing something during these moments of externally imposed stillness.  Those changes often involve changing my hair length and/or colour, getting something pierced or tattooed....and if I am honest often also involves extreme activity either through increasing my workouts, changing to a more extreme program and also my diet and food intake.  My late boss once commented about my tendency to do things to myself (after getting a new tattoo or piercing I believe) and asked why I felt that need.  I made a joke of it and said that it was how I celebrated milestones.....but it is just now that I realize what it was that I was actually doing. 
So...how can I take the "slushing" of this morning and make that a more positive energy that I can send out?  Simply by doing what I am doing now.  Sharing this with you.  Being brave and opening up around a weakness and vulnerability that I might not have done otherwise, in the hopes of helping others to feel brave in their weaknesses as well.  And also by realizing that giving myself a little break from time to time and not beating myself up about needing a recharge day or two is healthy and not the end of the world.  I am going to thank that driver for the slush today as without it I would not have ended up realizing that I was heading into a downward spiral, and needed to find a way back up again.  And I will set intentions to push through the lack of energy and get myself up and out of bed to get that physical activity that I know will recharge my batteries as well.  Being able to see the gift of insight in even a negative action I think is the best reaction to an action that we can have.