As the world tries to distract me with its unnecessary dramas. It’s important that I breath deep, focus on my goals and not allow negative influences to overwhelm my mind or cloud my judgement.
For the last couple of months, my schedule & my life have been very hectic. I have had a lot of priorities and a lot of unexpected challenges happening at the same time. There has been no time for anything other than work. When it did look like I might get a minute to decompress, something else of great importance, would come up and steel my moment.
When I feel my patience thinning, I know it’s time for me to just stop, step back, take a deep breath & evaluate where my attitude is.
This weekend I was thankfully able to focus on organizing & cleaning, my own place.. I finally had a minute to focus on my life & fix some of the things on my todo list, that were driving me crazy.
I had a running toilet and a washer that kept going out of balance. It seems silly, but I have been trying to fix them both repeatedly, for the last two months. I was failing miserably at the task.
Everyday, these items were needlessly taking up my time, driving me crazy, and effecting my attitude.
Though it has not been diagnosed. I know that I have ADD & I think I am slightly dyslectic. I am not using this as a crutch or an excuse for failures… It’s just very important for me to be aware of it…. I know that nutrition, sleep, focus and organization, are the key ingredients, for me to stay at the top of my game. I also know that I have to be positively focused on maintaining a healthy life, emotionally, physically & spiritually.
I can’t let negative influences that are outside of my control, effect my environment. I must deal with all challenges, head on, whether they are my own or someone else’s. I can not become overly emotional.
Negative situations are happening around us all the time, with family, friends, life & work. It’s hard not to get caught up in them. But I think it’s important to be rational enough to realize, that you don’t have to emotionally own a problem, unless it is your own.
We can not fix the world or all its problems. We can only hope to positively respond to situations as they arise and manage our own lives, the best we know how.
I must strive to be the best version of myself & surround myself with a life & people that support it. I must use calm strength, love & focus to guide me in life.
On the days I find myself distracted by the negatives. I must be strong enough to get up, reach for higher possibilities and move forward into a new day.
Debbie Smalley (Deb’e)
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