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Today's affirmation: I will not stress about things I cannot control ๐
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โ Hey, Reader. I used to find it very difficult not to blame myself for things, even if they seemed outside of my control. I've learned that some things, even under our best intentions, just don't go our way. And that's ok. For example, I used to believe being punctual was a badge of honor. "Iโm promotable, because Iโm on time". Or "Iโm a good friend, because Iโm always on time". In reality, I just had less things in my way of being on time. When my daughter was a toddler, I would up at 5am and still struggle some days to make it on time for work at 8:30am. Sometimes my daughter wasn't quite ready to wake up on time. Or, she would wake up needing more attention than normal. Maybe she took a long time eating her breakfast. She would get a stomach ache on our way out the door. And, on the rare occasions that we left early, we would run into gridlocked traffic. ๐ I remember the stress of those times. These days, I control what I can. I wake up early to prepare for my day before I have to wake my daughter up. Everything that happens after that is almost completely out of my control. I've learned not to attach my value, or character, to the outcome (arriving at work on time), but to attach it to my intentions (waking up early to allow for the best possibility of me arriving at work on time). Think about a time you've stressed about something. Was the outcome due to your lack of skill/preparation, or was the outcome truly out of your control? As mothers, we sometimes tie our children's behaviors directly to how "good" of a parent we are, and that's not fair. We're teaching our children how to become happy and capable people. They will make mistakes and have their own setbacks, and that's ok. Write down today's affirmation where you can see it often. Say it out loud. "I will not stress about things I cannot control." There is joy in recognizing that things that are out of your control. Tools to help you Reclaim Joy...I appreciate you, Brittany |
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