Emotions sure are contagious. If someone comes to me screamin and hollerin, my first instinct is to scream and holler back. If someone is sad, I'm sad too. If I am not alert, then whatever energy level someone comes at me with, is the energy I've got. If they're happy, I'm happy. If they're serene, I'm serene.
But what's neat about it is that it works the other way around. Be the possibility of unflappable joy, and you'll find the people around you are joyous. And if you're impossibly cynical, it won't take long before you're around a bunch of impossibly cynical compatriots.
What that means to me is that emotions have a first mover advantage. If that's the case, then morning rituals like this might be the thing that changes everything, because you get to set your emotional intention to start your day. So set your intention this morning and go forth! Be unflappable joy. Or contagious laughter. And hold that note as long as you can!
