We recently purchased a new washer and dryer. Maybe not be the most exciting purchase, but they look modern and perform well.

There’s an added benefit I hadn’t anticipated.

They play a happy little tune when the washer or dryer has completed a cycle.

Our old machines sent out a loud buzz akin to getting the wrong answer on a tv game show. Time to switch loads, fold, and put away. Now!

But a happy little tune feels so darn different. It has the same effect of notifying us that the laundry is done while making me feel glad to be doing it. At times, I literally skip to the laundry room.

What would happen if you replaced your self-talk with a happy little tune? It doesn’t change the task ahead, just the attitude with which you approach it.

Instead of “oh geez. Now I have to do this and that,” you said, “Look out laundry, inbox, major task ahead, here I come.”

What if, when stressed, you whistled a happy little tune instead of holding your breath?

Such a simple thing – to change one’s tune.

Here’s wishing you a cheerful approach to your usual day.

Mary