What is Your Worry so Worried About?

    Hello to all of you that happened to stumble on this anecdote. This one is for you.

I am hesitant to start a blog in the day and age of TikTok, but I believe in a good, classic, read, and this is something that has been weighing on my shoulders for a while now. I never really consider myself to be a person with a voice, but the words of an ex-coworker keep ringing in my head that "You should be an inspirational speaker at Churches, man!". LOL. I wouldn't consider this an inspirational, or religious, blog but something relatable for any person to read quickly, hopefully gain something, and go on about their day. Sometimes the biggest impact is for a moment, and nothing more. 

    Last night I lay in bed unable to sleep while I worried about everything I possibly could have. Money, I'm a stay at home mom, is homeschooling the right path, I need a side dresser for towels, my youngest needs a new dresser...you name it, I was worrying about it. My spirit kept stirring to get out the damn bed and go start writing, but I allowed myself to remain stuck. I played on my phone, browsed facebook, and of course scrolled TikTok. I was stuck and could not, in that moment, get out from under the weight of worry. 

    I ended up trudging to the couch to watch a classic sitcom and distract my mind from worry. It didn't work. I was up until 3 AM now worrying that there wasn't enough for my fast paced personality to accomplish, despite the fact that I could have sat at my computer instead to start this blog that sat so heavily on my shoulders. Does anyone else ever feel like that? Overwhelmed that there is not enough to be overwhelmed about?

    So here I am finally writing to you. Reminding you that it is okay to face that worry sometimes. This is the perfect opportunity to accept it as a project in and of itself by writing your to-do list for the month. Allowing yourself to ask your worry what it is worried about will expose where you are prioritizing your life. It will give you the chance to find resolution and set goals. Winter provides us with a season of rest. It is designed to present you with the choice to rejuvenate or to swim in the remaining stress that your previous season wrote itself to be. Worry is a mindset that can be redirected as opportunity.

    I hope this gave you something to think about, and something to meditate on.

    Alla Prossima!

(Until next time!)