Just breathe.

I keep reminding myself that the things that I am trying to accomplish will get done.

Just maybe not in quite the time frame I had originally planned.

It seems as if I have written quite a few posts about how to deal with stress.  I don’t care who you are or where you are in your life —stress is just a part of living.  How you and I approach it is what makes the difference between dealing with it and not dealing with it.

Today I found myself adding one more thing to my To Do list.  It was something that was not vital to my life or anyone else’s life and yet I took it on because….

Because I did not want others to be disappointed.

But then I thought further about it and quite honestly the people that I was doing something for had no idea or expectation that I was going to do something special for them .  So if I had not done it it really would not have mattered.

But it is me.

I always want to go above and beyond.  To make sure everyone is “taken care of ” and feels loved and important.

Last weekend my dear husband made sure that I had a perfect birthday weekend.  I was able to forget if even for a weekend all of the things that are weighing heavy on my heart.  I slept.   I spent some really nice time with him hiking.  I ate some great food.  I practiced what my sister calls “self care”.  I felt really good.

I need to remember those moments from last weekend.

I need to breathe.

What about you?  Are you feeling weighed down by just one more thing to do?

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