TAKE A SHORT BREAK AND RELAX ....In the midst of your confusions

Laughter is a part of my life. No need to take life so serious, everyday you live you will encounter temporary setbacks (obstacles) in life, NO NEED TO KEEP KNOCKING YOUR HEAD AGAINST A WALL. Learn to accept the things you cannot change, change those you can and the rest you can't, ask God to handle them for you, leave it alone.

We must stop sometimes in between our daily chores and busy schedules and relax and have a good 'bellyful' laugh, mind you never on the expense of others, unless they are paying for you to see a comedy:-)) and even so, it's ok to laugh at yourself sometimes, and probably at others as long as the person can take the joke and has a sense of humor and not too tight-lipped:-))

I learned to relax, breathe and laugh in the midst of my confusions; no one even realizes that I am walking a daily rugged path because I refuse to drown myself in self pity and simply smile and walk on, walking on with hope in my heart, no one knows I am walking a daily path being tested with patience, tolerance yet flavored with special spices of unconditional love taking care of my mum who has Alzheimer.

Friends it's not an easy journey but I must walk that journey with her, I try hard to keep her smiling and in so doing, I am smiling myself. Try and learn as much as you can about this disease because it never warns you and progresses as the years go by..

So you see when I come here daily to write, it doesn't mean I am a perfectly happy lady; I go through probably similar situations like many of you do, but I've conditioned my mind to deal with it so that it won't swallow me. I chose to remain positive in the midst of it believing that this too shall pass. It's my test I must endure.

I find it necessary to encourage others despite my own trials because there are always people who are facing situations and don't know how to deal with their situation, but I assume a simple few words of encouragement can go a long way and in so doing I hope it touches and heals some broken person who needs to hear a little whisper of hope and I'll do it as long as I know how to and as long as I get up everyday with life in my body. AMEN!.

In encouraging you, I am also encouraging myself, my journey is not an easy one at this very moment but being positive in the midst of it despite, makes it so much easier for me.

I don't go to sleep with a heavy heart because I do not dwell on negative things on my mind too long. Realizing that worrying do not help solve problems but exaggerates problems, lying awake and worrying about it without a solution is useless, daylight is made to act on things in my waking thoughts, when night comes I fall asleep and snore really hard too, the evidence of a very peaceful sleep :-)), this way I can face the next day re-fueled and re-energized and be able to tackle whatever is thrown at me.

No problem should be carried to bed; a bed is a comforting piece of furniture, why carry tears to bed? In my mind, beds are a symbol of comfort, it's where you lie and relax and sleep probably hugging your pillows if you don't have company.:-)) So my motto is, "Carry no problems to bed"

Anything too surmounting that I can't change, I leave it alone, I stop believing I can solve every problem that my life encounters, what I do is keep a positive attitude in the midst of it, i lay those problem with the master solver, there are situations that you just can't solve and need to leave alone, don't be too hard on yourself. Learn to chill and relax sometimes and leave it to the Master.

Life is not going anywhere, it's you who leave this earth, so learn to chill when you get the time, I do so whenever I can, even if it's hard for me to get the quiet quality time I so long for to meditate and do 'me' things..:-)

I found an alternative in the meantime, I relax with my favorite music, comedies and movies and I learn to laugh hard and long. My greatest de-stresser

I hope you will find time to smile, laugh and relax from your hectic schedule.

YOU GOT ONE LIFE AND CHANCE HERE. ENJOY THE JOURNEY AND MAKE THE VERY BEST OF IT.

LIVE LIFE
LOVE LFE
ENJOY LIFE

Hugs

Written by Dc Perez Copyrighted 2009/09/03