Last week my husbands stress from COVID-19 was taking its toll, we received a law suit threat, and my mom was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
It would be easy to feel sorry for myself. It would be easy to get lost in the negativity of thinking worst case scenarios. Instead though, I don’t want to waste precious moments of my life in unnecessary despair. After all, that won’t change any of the circumstance or make me feel better.
So, instead I’m putting into practice what I preach as a life coach. 1) I’m allowing myself to feel the discomfort from so many unknowns. 2) I’m recognizing the physiological symptoms as they occur in my body and forcing myself to acknowledge what my thoughts are at that moment. 3) I’m separating what I know is true in my thoughts (facts) and not allowing my mind to stay focused on the “what if’s”. 4) I’m focusing on others, 5) I’m practicing self care (eating, sleeping, exercising, socializing, …) and 6) I’m allowing my faith to be bigger than my fears. Getting through each day with calmness, peacefulness and hope, shows me it’s working.
We all know and experience at times that life is not easy. I recognize though, when I’m having a week, it’s an opportunity to move forward in strength rather than staying stuck in pity. Whether baby steps, regular steps or leaps, I wish you all the same forward movement when you are having a week!