It's okay to have a bad day

I have to say that today was not the best day of the year thus far.  The fact that it is a Monday might be one of the contributing factors, add a bit of blue-ness to that and I'm sure you get the picture. 

Think technology let-down:  no internet connection the whole day, could not reply to any e-mails, didn't get hold of any person that I had to arrange meetings or appointments with telephonically and...that's it!  So my immediate reaction is to think that it's really not that bad, it's actually been a good day and I have a lot to be grateful for.  And although this is true I'm thinking why do we so often tend to 'neutralise' our emotions or sometimes even get cross with ourselves because a bad day is getting to us? 

It is a good thing to be able to see the silver line of the dark cloud, but it's also a good thing to acknowledge your 'bad mood', realise where it's coming from and to give your (my)-self the go ahead to actually just live this moment as well.  We promote phrases such as 'enjoy /live every moment', 'be mindful' - active and fully aware of the present.  But the moment that this present is not all moonlight and roses we tend to disregard it and very often take the stance that we should just move on, that 'this too shall pass'. 

I thought about writing something uplifting and inspiring, but that just won't be true to miss mentor today.  And you know what - that's okay!  The bonus is that as soon as you acknowledge your bad or less ideal day/experience/emotion you tend to feel better already. 

What do you say - is it okay to have and actually accept your bad day?