It’s time

Happy Sunday,

How are you all doing today? Enjoying your three day weekend? Shoot me a text or drop me a comment, I would love to hear all about your amazing weekend. Oh, don’t forget to hit the like button and if you’re ever so inclined, please sign up and follow me, this way you won’t miss any blog postings.

Today is my daughter-in-laws birthday, so John and I will be joining my son and daughter in law for dinner. Super excited to celebrate Kaitlyn. She’s beautiful from the inside out. Couldn’t ask for a more amazing bonus daughter to have in my life.

We’re getting closer to John moving up to the lake. I’m excited to be able to just be here. Something about being home here is so calming. Though my house is a mess, I know I’ll be able to clear tons of stuff out over the next few months and purge everything I don’t need. I think the first thing I’ll work on is my loft. While I enjoy all my crafting, I really need to cut back and concentrate more on my writing.

I saw this quote this morning and it really spoke to me. With everything going on, I needed this reminder:

“It’s time to just be happy. Being angry, sad and overthinking isn’t worth it anymore. Just let things flow. Be positive.”-Unknown.

John said when he was growing up he used to always be happy. He said overall he’s always be an upbeat and positive person, but, he allowed someone to come into his life and rob him of his laughter and joy. He said he’s almost back to being the person he used to be, that is, before allowing that someone to take a part of him that he was always proud of and embraced.

Laughter and joy were never a part of who I was. John says he fell in love with my passion for life. Funny, he’s the one who helped me find my real passions in life. I think when John and I first started talking, it was then that someone came into my life and without saying the words, gave me permission to dream and have goals. John encouraged me always to follow the things that brought me happiness. He has always encouraged me to quilt, work on my needle work projects, write, and engage in art. Never before did I ever have someone who tell me to just do the things I loved.

Once John is at the lake full time, I’ll be able to write more and do my crafting. One thing I’m looking forward to is gardening. My neighbor Karen is always out in her garden, planting and adding beautiful pieces to it. Soon I’ll be outside making our outside space a place of tranquility. I’m super excited.

What helps you ease your stress? I’d love to hear.

Lately I’ve been stressed and not seeing an end to the negative cycle I’ve been caught up in. I’ve had my fair share of negatives tossed at me over the last couple of weeks and lately I’ve found myself caught up in those comments. I’ve been angry and I’ve overthought some of the not so nice comments made towards me, but I am thankful for this weekend with John. Having him here with me has helped me refocus and see the bigger picture of the life we are both working towards. It’s easy sometimes to lose site of that, especially when I allow things to fester within.

Having John as my sounding board helps me see that he will take care of the things that I can’t and he will help me let go of the things I cannot change.

Being angry and overthinking never fails but to lead me down a dark rabbit hole. Not a great place to visit, and it’s even worse to take up residency there. Sometimes I fail to heed my therapist recommendations of breathing in, breathing out. Letting go of stress that seems to stick to me like flies on poop. Letting go, it’s hard. Staying in a happy place, especially when I have to be away from it for days on end, makes it even harder for my mind to get back to a place of calm and gratitude. I’m sure you’ve all felt the same way?

The stress will kill me. It’s such a horrible thing to allow our bodies to be consumed by stress. I try to stay focused on the big picture, but it’s not easy sometimes. Being overwhelmed takes a toll on my health and quite frankly, it’s not worth it. I need to learn to let things flow. Stay in the positive more and when I get slapped with negative, I need to just let it go. I need to breathe in. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Hold it. Hold it! Exhale slowly, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. If I do this a couple of times, I do see a shift in my energy. I am able to get myself out of the sympathetic mind set and control my fight or flight instincts.

Life is ever rapidly changing. I’m ready for the calm before the next storm hits. It’s time to just be happy. No more overthinking is the goal at hand. I’m going to just let things flow and be positive. Yup, I think I’m going to give this a try. Can’t hurt. On the contrary, I think if I can focus more on letting things go and flow, life will be so much smoother. Thoughts?

“Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.”-Vivian Greene.

Isn’t it so true when we take a walk, especially in the coolness of the morning or the breeze of the evening, we feel more alive? More engaged in the positive? I think for me, getting outside more will definitely ease my anxiety. Gardening, here I come.

While I work on mastering the science of letting things go and flow, and staying present in the positive rather then the negative, I’ll continue to draw close to God, thank Him for all the many blessings He’s bestowed upon me and continues to give me. Life doesn’t get any better then being at home listening to the kiddos playing at the park, swimming in the lake and golf carts buzzing by. Life is a gift and only I can allow others to rob me of my joy and happiness.

Well guys, it’s time to get dressed and meet up with my son. Until next time though, don’t forget, Love Life++ Hugs.