Road Rage=Push Ups

Yesterday, on the way home from work, I had the worst episode of road rage ever. For me anyway.

Yesterday I picked someone up from work on Jasper ave. on my way home. The traffic was terrible. I really wanted to make it to class at 6:30, I had said I would be there.

I got to their work at 4:50pm, they were off at 5. I waited and waited, watched their coworkers leave, but still no passenger. They finally came out at 5:15 and I was aggravated. Didn't they know that I had places to be?!? Emotion took over and instead of realizing that they were just doing their job, not trying to ruin my life, I began to sink into a bad mood.

Traffic, as I said, was ridiculous. It was backed up for what seemed like ages and we didn't reach the edge of the city until 5:50. By this time I was livid.

I wasn't shouting, but I have to admit, I was muttering foul words under my breath and following the people in front of me a little too closely. Didn't they realize that I had places to be?!? Once again, I was acting on emotion, not taking into account that everyone, not just me, had places to be, people to see, things to do. Getting angry didn't help. That's for sure.

All it did was seem to compound the stress.

By the time I finally rushed home, grabbed my stuff and made it to class, I was mentally exhausted. It's hard work being angry. Thoughts of a bad day at work, bad traffic, bad luck were definitely clouding my mind.

That's when I dropped down, during the warm up, and began to pound out push ups. Man did it ever feel good! All of my pent up frustration was released and I used it to push myself onward. I managed to do 306 push ups and 306 sit ups. Not bad for an off day!

There's nothing like a good workout to unwind after a long day and I felt so much better! My mind cleared, my spirits lifted and I felt good. I slept pretty good last night too.

I figure if these bad days keep happening, I'm going to to be ripped! That's kinda cool:)