I have a new phrase that's annoying me. "Have a blessed day." What does that even mean? Are you going to then in turn somehow bless this person so that you can assure your statement will come true?
I just read it in what was for all practical purposes an argument and then they ended their "discussion" with Have a blessed day.
Are you sure? How about try not to let the rest of your day be crappy because I was a jerk just now.
We are all blessed. Blessed far beyond measure how about making your new catch phrase something that is achievable on your part? How about "Enjoy your day! or Congratulations on that being alive thing you are rocking! How about You breathe all that oxygen you can now!
It might be the cynical side of me but when someone says "I'm praying for you!" I always wonder if they really are or is it just something you say when you don't know what else to say? If I say I am praying for you I stop right there and say a prayer because hello!! God knows you are lying and you are breaking one of the top ten? I say no thank you!
Anyhoo. I will come down off of my soapbox. I hope your digestive systems are all working properly!
Friday, February 19, 2016
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Joy breeder.
I'm learning something about myself. Laughter and being around people who enjoy laughter is like oxygen to me. If I don't get my daily dose of it I turn into a sad pathetic individual that is solely focused on my own loneliness and not the task for which I was put on this earth to do. (Just so we are clear I am not 100% sure what that actually is yet but I digress...)
The thing is when you are giving to others and not filling yourself up you get empty really quickly. I just don't know how to balance the two things. I love being able to take my children to practices of whatever kind and performances of all things sports and theatrical. I love baking things for my children and hearing about their day. I love having a meal on the table when my husband gets home and we all sit around our table and talk about our day. It's just I would, on some occasions, like to be the lead role and not the supporting actor. I should have warned you I am in a very self centered place right now. I have been a stay at home mom for almost 14 years. Mama is a bit spent.
Whoa is me. Poor pitiful me. Me! Me! Me! I hate it when I get into this funk. I read a meme the other day that said "Yes, the grass is greener on the other side of the fence...It's also fake". Too many times we compare ourselves to the appearance of that which we assume is going on around us.
I will yet once again go back to my mother's excellent advice of if you are feeling down go out and cheer someone else up. It is amazing what it will do for your own spirit. We are in the middle of a cold winter. Seasonal depression is a very real disease. Go out, do 30 minutes of cardio 5 days a week. Do something nice for someone else without expecting anything in return. The reality is that we are all very blessed and we must find that which brings us joy and not wait for it to drop in our laps.
Go out and perform acts of kindness that start a chain reaction of joy. We all could use a little joy.
The thing is when you are giving to others and not filling yourself up you get empty really quickly. I just don't know how to balance the two things. I love being able to take my children to practices of whatever kind and performances of all things sports and theatrical. I love baking things for my children and hearing about their day. I love having a meal on the table when my husband gets home and we all sit around our table and talk about our day. It's just I would, on some occasions, like to be the lead role and not the supporting actor. I should have warned you I am in a very self centered place right now. I have been a stay at home mom for almost 14 years. Mama is a bit spent.
Whoa is me. Poor pitiful me. Me! Me! Me! I hate it when I get into this funk. I read a meme the other day that said "Yes, the grass is greener on the other side of the fence...It's also fake". Too many times we compare ourselves to the appearance of that which we assume is going on around us.
I will yet once again go back to my mother's excellent advice of if you are feeling down go out and cheer someone else up. It is amazing what it will do for your own spirit. We are in the middle of a cold winter. Seasonal depression is a very real disease. Go out, do 30 minutes of cardio 5 days a week. Do something nice for someone else without expecting anything in return. The reality is that we are all very blessed and we must find that which brings us joy and not wait for it to drop in our laps.
Go out and perform acts of kindness that start a chain reaction of joy. We all could use a little joy.
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