5 Helpful hints to remember for a happier life.
1. Everything in your life was a choice, (yes, including your family) and you did it all for a reason.
2. Everyone does the best they can, with what they know, in that moment, including you.
3. You, are part of God and God is part of you -- same for everyone else (yes, including your family).
4. God doesn't do tests or judgment. God only and always does love.
5. You, are perfect, whole, and complete - just as you are.
All your answers are within you, but you already knew that -- that's why it didn't get a number. :)
Your fabulousness just gets better and better.
I have been very busy in my new life that I hadn't had time to really sit down and write. Today is the first time I woke up without a list of things that needed to be done. I am sitting here enjoying a steaming cup of cocoa on this chilly crisp morning, It is a sign things are settling down to a routine after all the huge changes in my life. With changes comes a certain amount of stress, and this is the subject I would like to talk about today. It doesn't matter if you are single , or have a life partner with children to share the burden in these trying times. Stress is abundant and does not discriminate in the least , Rich , Middle Class or Poor it is always there, Could be work related, family related, finance related , Even School related . No matter how hard one tries to lower the stress level it is always on the look out for a way in your life. I took on a job as a DJ for CPR Worldwide Media . Those that are not in the entertainment industry may not understand what happens behind the persona of a public figure, Stress is the one thing that one can count on to wake up to daily. For a three hour show I work 8 to 10 hours to make it as perfect as it possibly can be for those that are listening in to the station. Picking the flow of the music to making sure the advertising spots are filled then say a little prayer that some how my show takes the stress of whats going on in this world off those listening even if it is just for a few hours, This is a task for sure. Then that is just a tad bit of my busy days, to add to it, I wake up at 5 am every morning, get the day started by giving up a prayer that I am alive for another day, stumbling into the kitchen to make sure the coffee is started and cook breakfast , get lunch ready for Paul , by this time my grandson arrives wanting to eat himself as Paul is leaving for his day at work. Most times he is not interested in what I have prepared for Paul in the least, So I fix him everything from cereal to pop tarts or scrambled eggs with toast. By the time he settles down to cartoons and breakfast I start cleaning the kitchen to prep it for the nights diner. I then take out the four legged children, feed both of them their breakfast , make sure their tummies are full so they can settle down for a morning nap, Then I round up my grandson's dishes toss them in the sink and by this time I am off to take him to school . I come home wash those dishes and then sit down to work on my show by selecting the music so that it flows perfectly, this some times results in a round of tears because one song just doesn't fit in right. Yes, I know, Silly, But it is a part of the stress creeping in. During this battle I check the groups, try and reply to e-mails and fight my way through any text coming in for the day. those can be from anything to a friend needing an ear to listen or my children wanting me to run an errand for them sense their at work and can not do so. more than likely it is someone in need. this results in putting off my work to deal with what ever might be important at the time. if I am lucky I remember the load of laundry in the washer and stop long enough to throw them in the dryer or run them through the wash again because I didn't remember them the day before. The best surprise ever is to lift the lid on the washer and find out that Paul has put them in the dryer, This results in a warm fuzzy feeling in the pit of my stomach followed by a guilty feeling of I should have remembered, But I make up for that feeling by folding and putting them away. After the scramble of house work and anything else that has popped up , I run to pick up my grandson from school, make him something to eat because he is always hungry, then I clean up that mess, start diner, turn on the other computer to be ready to take air for Paul in case he doesn't make it home in time. Fret over my own show which always is lacking in my eyes and finish up diner so it is ready for us to eat when Paul is off air , then I clean up the kitchen and prep for my show again while Paul loads his next day show in the player for me. Between that time I prep the coffee maker for the next day, jump in the shower and if I am lucky turn on the tv to catch up on the news and weather, filter through anything that might need to be reported on then after my show at 11 pm I take the four legged children out then think about reading a little but crawl into bed instead. People say there is not enough hours in a day for everything that needs to be done, well I tend to agree with them most of the time it seems that way. This is just one day out of many and to follow up Paul has a day job at a company that produces oil rigs and parts, it is a stressful hard labor job. he gets up, showers, gets dressed, eats breakfast then heads out to work in the wee hours of the morning, he returns just in the nick of time to take over the radio station for his show, while he is on air, he filters through his e-mails and messages and solve problems concerning the station. then tries to share a little time with my grandson , its a balancing act for sure. we all have stress some more than others but needless to say stress is something that happens to everyone. It is all in how you handle it, yes we are busy , Yes, sometimes one wants to get cranky, Yes, sometimes one wants to say screw it, but all in all it boils down to a persons outlook on things. Will one allow it to consume them ? or figure out a way to make things work. I for one do the things I do to take some of the burden off Paul , In return he does the things he does to take some of the burden off me. This is called being equally yoked together. working together as partners to accomplish the task set before us. We both agree that next to God ,family is the most important element in our busy days, Saturdays and part of Sunday is set aside for family time, we do not allow anything to interrupt this time nor will we. This is bonding time to keep our newly joined family on track. Each night when all is settled down and my radio show is over we take a few minutes to just be together. This might be spent in silents or spent just talking about the day we had. It all adds up to how a healthy relationship is balanced in these hard trying times. My intentions of sharing this with all the readers of Spiritual Friends is to show even when things seem to fold in on you take the time out to reinforce the bonds of family because no matter what the almighty dollar and material things mean nothing without those loved ones to share it with. So take the time even if it is just 5 minutes just to say I Love You !