Right now I need to hear somebody say “it’s all going to be OK“, I need to hear “stop sweating the small stuff“. Because that’s what it is, it is small stuff! Stuff that I feel shouldn’t let get me down, stuff I should just let go of. I feel silly to be worried about these little issues, I mean in the scheme of life they don’t matter, they are not important. My children are healthy, I am so grateful for that! I think of my cousin and his beautiful wife and their amazing daughters and I feel so selfish for worrying about my pathetic issues whilst this amazing girl fights the battle for her life! I think of homeless people, sick people, people suffering great loss and abuse and who am I to be feeling like crap?
I know life doesn’t work like that though, I know that just because our problems are so much less or smaller than others it doesn’t allow us to shut off our ‘worry button‘. As a parent my worry button is usually pretty switched on! My worries over the past week have not been serious or life threatening, but still I have found myself so stressed out. Do you get like this over small stuff?
A friend advised me earlier this week to take 5 deep breaths. She told me it will all sort its self out soon. She is right, it will. I guess I have just felt useless, like the things that are getting me down are things I have no control over, I can’t fix them, I can’t hurry them along, I have to be patient, and like my friend said they will sort themselves out soon. Thanks Sue!
I am frustrated that I feel this way, and I know a few of these things on there own wouldn’t bother me, but added up it becomes a bit too much, the load is weighing me down. But I will trust in my friends advice, I will take 5 deep breaths and I might even pop on Taylor Swift and dance like a nut to “Shake It Off!” Or maybe I need Guns ‘n Roses “Patience”?
take it slow
And things will be just fine
You and I’ll just use a little patience
What do you do when you feel stressed out or overwhelmed? Leave me a comment below.
Thanks for listening to me moan today, love Mac xx
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I do different things when I am stressed, I guess it depends on the stressor. I came home to a stressful situation on Tuesday evening and within an hour, I found myself dusting and vacuuming the floors, something I don’t typically do during the week as I am usually tired from work. But, I had a bunch of stress energy, so I just went with it. Other times, I have to be still and be quiet. I have to read, listen to an audiobook, work on a mosaic, or just sit on the deck with my dog.
Have a good one! Best wishes.
yes animals are such a help I love being with my dog when I am stressed too xx
Close your eyes and do some belly breathing for five minutes. I guarantee you’ll feel better. In through the nose, out through the mouth, from your stomach only. <3 sending love and hugs! xox
Things do get better. My husband lost his job a few weeks a go, I spent so long worrying quietly about how we’d cope etc. He has just secured a new job and starts in a couple of weeks – phew! Life is tricky and things are set to try us. This is why we go out walking so often – to breathe in the air and forget our worried for a while. Sarah #FabFridayPost
Taking 5 breaths when in a state of stress and anxiety is a workable tip. When I get stressed over one or the other thing I go quiet. I sit alone talking to myself everything will be okay. But, if I cannot have my quiet, if someone continues to hammer my head with a yuck-yuck, I get the tendency of going berserk. I become an explosion.
So true, it’s the little things mounting up which fuel my stresses too. Thing is not everyone can keep so many things inside their head, at the same time. Lots of people, unable to multitask, don’t multi-think… so they can just think of one task at a time. We have a gift to get lots done and be exceptionally productive, but stress can be a price we pay. Hang in there, deep breath, piece of chocolate… make time to read/ get outside/ go for coffee.
It will get done (: #FabFridayPost
I am liking the chocolate advice!
I love this series – I always wait until I’ve got 5 minutes so that I can sit down and read properly so that I too can reflect! Time is a wonderful thing and helps so much to put things in to perspective. I always think, when times are too much, that “this time next week I will feel so much better about this or that” – it tends to help me slow down my thought processes for a while at least! Hope that helps too x
Thanks so much lovely xx
Music always makes me feel better. I have my “feel better” playlist. Hope you feel better soon.
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Thanks Suzy xx
Sometimes, it’s the smallest things that might set me off. My fiction reading and my dogs keep me sane at times like this.
Sending you love and good wishes across the miles, Mac.
I definitely get stressed out over the small stuff, Pre Children I was so chilled out with not a care in the world but now the smallest things set me off. I definitely need to work on some techniques to relax and get some perspective. Xx
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