Wow!
Today was supposed to be a day from hell. It was supposed to rock my emotional center and at the very least have me consider changing my job as a case manager to ... I don't know..a mystery shopper. I knew that today was going to be one of those days that went down in history. I could feel it in my spirit at least two weeks before it got here.
The catalyst to this was my son leaving for the summer. Yums was supposed to leave for Las Vegas today. I couldn't imagine how I was going to possibly go to the airport in the middle of the day to get him on a flight and still get back to work to complete the 100 kazillion cases I just knew I'd have to do. Well...his dad told me a few days prior that Yums ticket was actually for Saturday and not Friday...crisis averted! Whew!
Or so I thought....see I'd already put into motion what I expected my day to be like..a mess! It came as no surprise then, when our power went out last night due to a storm. I tried not to worry too much but a little voice inside of me kept saying...you don't need this on a Friday..you know tomorrow is going to be epic! When the power was restored in the middle of the night I said a silent prayer and watched the recaps of The Heat moving on to the finals {Yay D.Wade!}.
Shortly thereafter there was a clap of thunder, a flash of light and just like that...the power was off again. "Oh sh** ..." We awoke this morning to the power still out but this is where my story takes the turn it needed.
In the moment that I realized the power was off and there was no way of knowing what time it would be restored I started to center myself. I preoccupied my mind with being at peace with the day. I was not going to allow the day to turn into the epic failure I'd imagined and I waited with an absolutely serene mind.
For the next few hours the power was restored momentarily and I was able to get some work done but then it went out until almost noon. But by then I'd prepared myself for a day that would be just short of blissful. I wasn't going to go into a panic and this worked. I was able to complete all of my work assignments not just on time, but early.
See, the power of thought could have created whatever kind of day I expected. It could have turned out incredibly stressful or wonderfully peaceful. I chose the latter and I ended my work day with a smile on my face.
Our thoughts create our reality.
Have a glorious weekend!
Today was supposed to be a day from hell. It was supposed to rock my emotional center and at the very least have me consider changing my job as a case manager to ... I don't know..a mystery shopper. I knew that today was going to be one of those days that went down in history. I could feel it in my spirit at least two weeks before it got here.
The catalyst to this was my son leaving for the summer. Yums was supposed to leave for Las Vegas today. I couldn't imagine how I was going to possibly go to the airport in the middle of the day to get him on a flight and still get back to work to complete the 100 kazillion cases I just knew I'd have to do. Well...his dad told me a few days prior that Yums ticket was actually for Saturday and not Friday...crisis averted! Whew!
Or so I thought....see I'd already put into motion what I expected my day to be like..a mess! It came as no surprise then, when our power went out last night due to a storm. I tried not to worry too much but a little voice inside of me kept saying...you don't need this on a Friday..you know tomorrow is going to be epic! When the power was restored in the middle of the night I said a silent prayer and watched the recaps of The Heat moving on to the finals {Yay D.Wade!}.
Shortly thereafter there was a clap of thunder, a flash of light and just like that...the power was off again. "Oh sh** ..." We awoke this morning to the power still out but this is where my story takes the turn it needed.
In the moment that I realized the power was off and there was no way of knowing what time it would be restored I started to center myself. I preoccupied my mind with being at peace with the day. I was not going to allow the day to turn into the epic failure I'd imagined and I waited with an absolutely serene mind.
For the next few hours the power was restored momentarily and I was able to get some work done but then it went out until almost noon. But by then I'd prepared myself for a day that would be just short of blissful. I wasn't going to go into a panic and this worked. I was able to complete all of my work assignments not just on time, but early.
See, the power of thought could have created whatever kind of day I expected. It could have turned out incredibly stressful or wonderfully peaceful. I chose the latter and I ended my work day with a smile on my face.
Our thoughts create our reality.
Have a glorious weekend!
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