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It's not about what happens to you, it's about how you react and interpret what happens to you. I don't remember where I first heard this, but it's so true.
I am in the process of moving to Las Vegas--the movers are here as I'm typing this. This whole move has "cluster" written all over it, as there are multiple events stacked upon each other--none of which I have any control over. I dealt with a shaky house of cards like this with the last move, and after a lot of things went really wrong, I decided then that I would never get that stressed about moving again. You can only plan so much and then you have to let go and just go with the flow.
You can't always control the events in your life, but you can choose how you will react to them--and here's the key you plan your reaction ahead of time. I made up my mind three years ago that I wouldn't get my stress level over a "3" on my scale of 1-10 (10 being a crippling amount of stress.) So knowing that I'm not going to let myself get over a three, I made a list of things to do when I felt my stress level rise:
- Have a beer/glass of wine
- Light a candle
- Read for 10 min
- Play with my dogs
- Go for a walk
- Take a hot bath/shower
- Make a nice dinner
- Get my nails done
- Get a massage
- Watch the sunset
- Call a good friend (or three)
I also made up my mind three years ago, that there are three things that I know for sure: 1. Unless I am in mortal danger, I will be fine--no matter what. 2. I will handle moving with style and grace and keep a smile on my face. 3. I will get it figured out.
I thought the lesson of planning a reaction ahead of time was worth sharing here, as life is about the journey and not the destination--ya gotta enjoy the ride!
So do you let your attitude determine your day, or do you let your day determine your attitude? ...The choice is yours.
I am in the process of moving to Las Vegas--the movers are here as I'm typing this. This whole move has "cluster" written all over it, as there are multiple events stacked upon each other--none of which I have any control over. I dealt with a shaky house of cards like this with the last move, and after a lot of things went really wrong, I decided then that I would never get that stressed about moving again. You can only plan so much and then you have to let go and just go with the flow.
You can't always control the events in your life, but you can choose how you will react to them--and here's the key you plan your reaction ahead of time. I made up my mind three years ago that I wouldn't get my stress level over a "3" on my scale of 1-10 (10 being a crippling amount of stress.) So knowing that I'm not going to let myself get over a three, I made a list of things to do when I felt my stress level rise:
- Have a beer/glass of wine
- Light a candle
- Read for 10 min
- Play with my dogs
- Go for a walk
- Take a hot bath/shower
- Make a nice dinner
- Get my nails done
- Get a massage
- Watch the sunset
- Call a good friend (or three)
I also made up my mind three years ago, that there are three things that I know for sure: 1. Unless I am in mortal danger, I will be fine--no matter what. 2. I will handle moving with style and grace and keep a smile on my face. 3. I will get it figured out.
I thought the lesson of planning a reaction ahead of time was worth sharing here, as life is about the journey and not the destination--ya gotta enjoy the ride!
So do you let your attitude determine your day, or do you let your day determine your attitude? ...The choice is yours.
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