You Will Be Okay

Thought  – July 20, 2014

If you wake up every day to a problem, another problem, or an existing and getting “old” problem, then you are not alone!  If you live on the planet Earth, and see yourself as “human,” there will be no doubt about it in my mind; you will face some kind of problem every day after you get out of bed.
Now, all problems don’t have to be overwhelming, but they may be time consuming and take energy to work through.   I don’t find having “scheduled two things to do at the same time” too overwhelming, but it is a problem.  Someone is going to have to reschedule their plans with you until another day.  Not much of a problem but again still a problem.Then there problems we face because we don’t want to get out of bed.  Such as, needing to get up and dressed to go to work.  Or to get up on a lazy Saturday morning after working all week, to have to mow the lawn and we would prefer to stay in bed.  

And, how about all the problems that we wake up to because of choices we made that were not so good or that we should have thought about a little more before we made them?  The problem is now we have to wake up to the consequences.

Almost since the beginning of time, men, women and children have had to find solutions to the problems they face each day.  And, even if you can multi-task, and work through all the problems you face today…heads up…you may not stress about it, but “tomorrow” will give you another plate with more problems to deal with.  But you can be assured that you will have help to deal with all of them.  Even if that help comes from family members, or the dog or cat!

What about you?  What skills do you have in your “back pocket,” that you can share to help us solve a problem we might be having today?  Share your thoughts with us…Jeanne Claire Probst

You will be Okay

When problems in life come our way, maybe a problem every day,
We have to believe that we can find a way,
To fix what we can and what we can’t for the moment put away,
So that we can move forward and know, we will be okay.

There are so many ways we can put this statement to work, to release many of the stresses we may face,
And planning what we will say or do, can help us when these situations show up on our plate.
For example, you just sat down to eat,You are starving, and putting the meal on the table for your family, left you tired and weak.
As the meal dishes are passed around the table, so each person could take what they wanted to eat,Someone knocks over the pitcher of milk, sending the milk running off the table, onto the floor, and sitting in a puddle at your feet.

While you are doing your best not to scream, being quick not to find someone to blame,
The dog and the cat are licking the milk up off the floor, where it for the moment remains.
But since you planned before hand for moments like this,
You want to see how things can turn out; you activate your plan, because to see this plan through you insist.

You take a moment to gather your thoughts, and you realize that the milk can be replaced,
The table and floor can be cleaned up in just a little bit of time, if you quicken your pace.
You successfully hold back any angry words,
Which once they had been said aloud, they couldn’t be taken back, as those around the table would have heard.

Before long, the cat is in the corner licking his paws,
The dog is on the rug by the door, licking his jaw,
More milk has been brought to the table, and the food is still warm enough to eat,
And because you made a positive situation out of a negative situation, you all continue to eat in peace.

You set a good example for others to see, and this can go long way,
To helping all prepare solutions for other problems you could face, on any other given day.
You are apt to feel good about how you handle yourself, and you will proudly be able to say,
I fixed what I could in the best way for all, things turned out better than you thought they could…everything is going to be okay.

Jeanne Claire Probst