Quick!
Stop right there!
Tell me – when life throws you a curveball, what do YOU do?
Me, well….I just draw a big happy smiley face and rebound.
Take yesterday! Yep….that’s my left forearm you see in that picture…and that simply loverly bruise was generated during my adult sparring class last night. We were enjoying a fun bout of conditioning exercises in which our partners would low-block/high block against another.. ..
Admit it! I live on the Wild Side!
The goal, you see, is to use your forearm so you cushion your strike with your arm muscles instead of your bone…and as you can see, it’s one I achieved admirably. Came home from class feeling rather good, actually – at that time, no bruise had hitched a ride with me.
I awakened this morning at the utterly respectable hour of 4:30am or so and started off my day with a cup or 17 of coffee in my home office. Now, my 14 TwitterBudgies live 5 feet away from my computer so I always need to keep the lights OFF (unless I want the Chorus of the Heavy Metal Biker Birdies awakening my family when it’s still pitch black outside.
So! I restrained myself from illuminating my office until 6am or so, when I discovered:
I mean, hey! Doesn’t it make sense?
Why angst about something that’s already happened and currently is part of your living experience….instead, turn on a dime and make it work for you!
How about you? How do YOU handle unexpected curveballs that smash up your blog? Your site? Your deliverables for your clients that were due yesterday but because your children used them for Dodgeball practice and then hid them in the washing machine, you have to recreate them from scratch?
Me…well…I figure that everything happens for a reason. It occured, it’s in my history, I cannot erase it or change the past…but you can be darned certain I can CHOOSE to change the future!
And it’s that attitude that makes all the difference. Can’t wait to see what the other karate moms will say tonight at class!
Enjoy,
Barbara
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Hi Barbara, That is sooooo true everything does happen for a reason.The thing is, we perhaps don’t always see or get the message right away.
Nice Happy Face! Birgit
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@Birgit,
Isn’t that happy face just adorable?
My kids burst out laughing when they saw it after coming home from school.
Enjoy,
Barbara
Oh that is too funny! What a great picture.
@Susan
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for your comment,
Barbara
I handle problems in life by taking a deep breath and trying to stay calm.
@Warren
That’s one of the things I actually try to teach my family; breathe in and let go of negative feelings. It takes a lot of effort, mind you, but can really be helpful.
Thanks for commenting!
Barbara
I love the photos and yes it is so important to move from negatives. They stop us moving forward. I employ the stand up- if it is the computer, take a deep breath, stretch and get some fresh air also helps, Now I will go and fix up my stuff up from yesterday
Suzie
Creating Abundance
You go girl!
Like you, I have learned to let go of things I cannot change. I move forward and if there is a lesson to be learned, I make a mental note of it. I HATE making the same mistake twice.
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I love the smiley face.
Rebecca’s last blog post..Ask and you shall receive…
I may get angry/upset/depressed as an initial auto-response.
However I quickly retreat into deep-think mode and do not emerge again until the issue is resolved…or pretty damn darn close
99% logic, 1% emotion…as you pointed out, what’s the point?
Although I wonder if those statistics have any correlation to the fact that I am still unmarried, LOL
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Barbara,
I agree with you that things always happen for good reason but at times we are incapable of knowing why it happened. Keeping faith in a better future is a way to assimilate positive attitude towards whatever happens to us.
Shilpan
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@Shilpan – thanks for commenting! I think so too.
Barbara
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