Another year gone
It is almost November. As I sit here and think about that, I wonder where has the year gone. My youngest just turned a-year-old not too long ago and as I watch him walk around I wonder to myself “when did you get so big?” One minute it feels like I’m celebrating my birthday in January then I turn around and here we are going into November. Where has the year gone?
I’m told that the older you get, the faster time flies. My husband taught me that the more kids we have the faster time goes. Both statements, in my opinion, are true. You see, all year long I have been so focused on my children, my home, and life’s ups and downs that I didn’t see how fast time was going. When it comes to my family, I don’t feel like I wasted any time. But when it comes to being stressed about my home, worried about finances, dealing with life ups and downs, where did I lose so much time. That’s just it. Worrying and stressing.
How much time this year did I spend worrying and stressing? My answer, too much. I realize that along the way I started stressing about little things. Overthinking EVERYTHING. Over worrying. Moments that I could have enjoyed, I wasted to stress and anxiety and worry. Yes, I do believe that at times it was appropriate to stress,worry and be anxious but not all the time. It brings down my mental state more than I realize. At times I have been able to bend those things to my advantage such as a clean house or healthy happy kids but not always.
How much time have you lost to worry, stress, anxiety or even second guessing? Don’t. The last few days I have been strongly working on the saying “Don’t stress what you can’t fix or change.” It has helped a lot. Think about this, what have you stressed about that you couldn’t change? How long did you stress or worry about it? To long. Take back your time and happiness. Life is full of wonderful things that you just might miss if you’re dwelling on what can’t be changed. Time is precious, treat it as such. Once it’s gone, you can’t change it.
I’m told that the older you get, the faster time flies. My husband taught me that the more kids we have the faster time goes. Both statements, in my opinion, are true. You see, all year long I have been so focused on my children, my home, and life’s ups and downs that I didn’t see how fast time was going. When it comes to my family, I don’t feel like I wasted any time. But when it comes to being stressed about my home, worried about finances, dealing with life ups and downs, where did I lose so much time. That’s just it. Worrying and stressing.
How much time this year did I spend worrying and stressing? My answer, too much. I realize that along the way I started stressing about little things. Overthinking EVERYTHING. Over worrying. Moments that I could have enjoyed, I wasted to stress and anxiety and worry. Yes, I do believe that at times it was appropriate to stress,worry and be anxious but not all the time. It brings down my mental state more than I realize. At times I have been able to bend those things to my advantage such as a clean house or healthy happy kids but not always.
How much time have you lost to worry, stress, anxiety or even second guessing? Don’t. The last few days I have been strongly working on the saying “Don’t stress what you can’t fix or change.” It has helped a lot. Think about this, what have you stressed about that you couldn’t change? How long did you stress or worry about it? To long. Take back your time and happiness. Life is full of wonderful things that you just might miss if you’re dwelling on what can’t be changed. Time is precious, treat it as such. Once it’s gone, you can’t change it.
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