Friends, I don’t mean to spam y’all with back to back blogs but I’m feeling anxious about what I posted yesterday. (No surprise, right?) I’m realizing that anxiety is a HUGE problem amongst every land, nation, and people and I really don’t want to add my voice to the chaos and fear out there.
Like I said yesterday, I’m not here to debate or preach; I’m here to detail my journey with chronic pain and how I’ve been able to find happiness. Calming my mind is the first step so maybe that will help y’all too?
Here’s a great article I read this morning if you want to learn calmness:
https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/a-strange-and-holy-calm
And here’s something someone on my emotional support team sent me last week. THESE (yes they are long to listen to but sooo worth it) are what have calmed my anxiety enough that I can focus my mind this morning.
https://faithmatters.org/gods-many-voices-a-conversation-with-s-michael-wilcox/
https://faithmatters.org/gods-many-voices-pt-2-a-conversation-with-michael-wilcox/
Most of you probably know I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. As Michael Wilcox explained, that is my “navigators compass”. But I’m learning I need to draw the circles and not be afraid of questioning.
I think my next saying should be a combination of wisdom I’ve learned and relearned numerous times throughout my life…"Look left, look right, and always look up to know what is best for you and your family. Just because you think it doesn’t make it true and you don’t have to share all your thoughts with the world. Slow down and enjoy the ride.” I think that is too long winded to burn…my newest hobby.
And
you know what? After reading comments from some of you I’ve learned a lot about
reality and what trials people besides me are going through. That is valuable
information to my personal growth, development, and happiness. So I’ll probably
still share my thoughts with the world but I hope to do better at choosing my
words carefully. I’ve learned the hard way through repeated mistakes that my
words can hurt, even if I don’t mean them to be offensive.
Maybe I should just burn Being Happy is Possible if We Stop Focusing on the “Others”.
I feel better and less anxious already so now I need to focus and get busy on my chores. It’s fall y’all and there is tons to do around my place so I need to quit “chatting” and get to work!
