I don’t make resolutions… I do try to focus on positive change… it helps relieve stress… and whether we can control the level of stress put on us or not.. we can develop ways to control the impact it has on us physically and emotionally… and sometimes all it takes is a little perspective… in the large scheme of this world.. my blessings are many.. I have a great family.. husband… friends.. job… love that I am able to work near my hometown and visit my mom as often as I please… I have so much going for me.. how could I ever be unhappy?

But we all have those moments.. when our small worlds feel like they went zinging out of orbit… ahhhhhhhhhh!

You know that feeling that comes over you when it seems everything you touch turns to dust… you left the house early.. but forgot that the car is on empty and needs gas…your check card won’t work at the gas pump and you have to “see the attendant” oh and by the way… you left your planner on the kitchen table that has all of the important contact information for a meeting you have to schedule when you get to work.. and then your computer has crashed so you can’t effectively check the e-mails that you know are on a timeline for being returned… and you forgot milk at the grocery store.. and toilet paper… your car needs an oil change and the light on your dashboard seems to get brighter and brighter… a co-worker is making your life difficult… you name it and the possibilities are endless for things that “cause us stress…”  all of these things and more happen to us on any given day…

That is when I try to step back… and say okay.. What can I control?  What will make me feel better right now? (That pint of ice cream sounds good in the moment.. but I know it will just lead to a stomach ache.. and feelings of guilt…)

Next… I start taking an emotional inventory with the people closest to me.. my husband or my mom.. both are always willing to listen and always are honest with me… empathetic but honest.. and at the end of the day sometimes that is all it takes to wash away the icky stressful feelings of a botched day… someone to listen.. or writing our thoughts out on paper…

Today I was thinking about the fact that it is Monday.. my weekend was so relaxing and enjoyable I wanted to hit the “pause button on life” Saturday.. just stay in that moment for a while… and then Sunday came.. and what comes next.. of course Monday…

It is funny how I sometimes think in terms of a facebook posting… for today it would have been “Monday, I have not missed you but I am sure glad you’re here”  meaning any day I get to wake up and do all of the things that make me happy.. any day that I have my health… and so many other blessings.. is a good one…