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4 Ways to Turn a Bad Morning into a Fabulous Day

4 Ways to Turn a Bad Morning into a Fabulous Day by Jacob Dillon. Photograph of a coffee cup that says "begin" by Danielle MacInnes
Photograph by Danielle MacInnes

We all have days that start off bad, but there are things we can do to keep that rough start from disrupting the rest of our day.

We can all have a bad morning—you didn’t hear the alarm so you left home in a rush, your child made a mess in the house, or you simply had a bad morning because you were tired. In most cases, the way we feel and live our mornings dictates how the rest of our day will be.

If you had a bad morning, most likely your day will be pretty bad… but only if you

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