Today I tried out something that is difficult for me to do.
I changed my mind.
I was freaked out, worried, annoyed and stressed by all the things that I need to do and get done by the end of June. Usually, as my blood pressure rises and my anxiety increases I cry, I get crabby, I get tired, and I sit and do nothing productive.
But
today as the debilitating symptoms of stress began to take hold I got a grip!
I remembered what the pastor read in Philippians today about not worrying, I thought about people who have way bigger problems than I do and I counted my blessings. Next, I put myself in my husband's shoes and realized that he is not asking me to do things that need to be done just to make me miserable, but simply because they need to get done and he needs my help.
I can do that a whole lot better when I'm not immobilized by hysterics.
So I change my mind...I can do what needs to be done. I will do what needs to be done. I want to do what needs to be done, and I will try to do it with a good attitude.
God help me!
my husband always says "work like an ant"
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I say "work like an elephant" but then I don't have an explanation to back that up so I'd go with Jake's!
I think I work like an elephant. I make a lot of noise and leave a path of destruction in my wake! I'll try to remember the ant approach. Thanks for the comment.
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