Today I started freaking out! And you know what? I liked it! It felt GOOD to think that life is tough! It felt GOOD to think that our current obstacles are insurmountable!
I knew it wasn’t healthy and it wasn’t helping anything either however I was tired of always being on guard with my mind and just wanted to wallow in self pity for a while. After all, don’t I deserve it every now and then?
Since I knew I couldn’t let myself go down this rabbit trail too far, I decided I was going to allow myself to wallow until my train came in to go home (about 20 minutes). I even indulged in my wallowing and bought a Philly soft pretzel while I waited. (Big stuff, right!)
Now I’m up an at ’em again because I know the alternative is unacceptable! After all, the alternative is taking a “poor me” mentality and settling for mediocrity. Who wants that?! I know we must keep pressing on towards our goals and the better life that I want for my family. We knew it wouldn’t be easy and, plus, the adventure has only begun!
Life’s up and downs provide windows of opportunity to determine your values and goals. Think of using all obstacles as stepping stones to build the life you want.”
– Marsha Sinetar
I love your attitude, Michael! It’s not always easy, but we can make a choice to how we react to what life throws at us. It sounds like you made the right one! 🙂
Absolutely, Ryan! Couldn’t have said it better myself. Thanks for your imput!
This made me laugh. But I like it….like your decision to allow yourself a little freaking out. You probably would have eventually freaked out anyway…so do it now and tell “Freaking Out’ who is boss! 😉 Haha. I will remember this for my next wanna Freak Out moment!
Haha! “Tell ‘freaking out’ who’s boss!”
To be honest, after I posted this, ‘freaking out’ showed up again for a little while. Claudia helped me fight him off!