Some thoughts and discussions from me.
Take a Breath and Put Your Energy Toward Something Productive
Good morning! I hope you’re having a lovely week so far.
(running trail in Mountain Village in Telluride!)
I have to admit, mine completely threw me off track. I kind of freaked out on Monday morning, threw my intentions out the window, and had an all out downright hissy fit. It wasn’t one of my proudest moments, but let me explain…
Shane and I had just gotten back from Telluride the day before, and on Monday morning at 7:05, I was juuuust about to pour my coffee when the doorbell rang.
It was a man who was hear to seal off our entire house because a crew was coming into re-sand our hardwood floors. Without our prior knowledge. (Quick backstory, we moved into a new construction this past May, and they messed up the flooring. It’s been like pulling teeth trying to get them to agree to fix it.)
So, at 7:05, I’m about to pour my coffee, and at 7:15, I’m moving all of the furniture off of the wood floors so the floor guy and put up plastic to seal off our house.
It legit looked like a kill room straight out of Dexter.
I didn’t tell you about 7:10 – when I was standing in the middle of our main floor in tears, totally resisting what was going on around me. I felt both childish and justified at the same time. (spoiler alert, I was only being childish.)
Long story short, I freaked. I’m a HUGE on my routine – especially in the morning, and especially after coming home from a trip during which I had no routine at all, and I broke down. I forgot how to accept reality for a beat, and fought it with all of my might.
Luckily, my husband (sometimes – ha) knows what to say to snap me out of it.
“Take a breath. Stop wasting your energy toward resisting and start grabbing what you’ll need for the week!”
At that moment, I realized how #firstworldproblem I was being, and that I’m lucky to HAVE a home, and that some people are worried about losing their entire homes to hurricanes and wildfires right about now. And then I grabbed 4 protein bars, a case of water, and my gym shoes.
Perspective. Just about 30 minutes too late 😉
Needless to say, all meals this week have been eaten out, and hey, that’s ok because I have to set up shop and work somewhere! 😉
Every day I intend to take situations as they come and as they are, and not to get too worked up – especially when that won’t help (which is never,) so I’m looking at this situation as a reminder of what happens when I don’t implement that mindset into place.
Whenever I feel myself starting to stress out, I rely on 3 tactics:
- Ask myself why purpose being mad/stressed/put out serves (the answer is always NO PURPOSE)
- Remind myself that when I fight reality, I lose, but only 100% of the time (a la Byron Katie)
- Think what future Paige would think of current Paige if she reacted to the stress (she’d probably be ashamed)
Well this blog post is starting to sound more like an email I’d send to my newsletter fam! Don’t worry, if you’re here for workouts or tips and not my little mini life lessons, a new Stability Ball Workout will be up on Friday!
I hope you’re having a lovely week, my friends!
When’s the last time you let life throw you off your A-game?
I’m so glad I came across this post! I’m the same EXACT way. Do not mess with my routines!!! Especially my morning. I’ll never forget when my husband (newly married! One year next month!) woke up early with me. I panicked. I was like this is MY personal wake up time. (Coffee, devotional, Facebook, blogging…) I can’t count the times my in-laws showed up and all my plans changed…uuuhhhhgggg! Life lessons for real. 😉 love what your hubby says. I’ll adopt this!
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That’s so funny, Jess! My husband and I have been married for 7 years, and still try to wakeup earlier than the other, haha. And yes visitors – and in-laws – I have to remind myself that my routine will just not be routine for a few days, and that’s ok 🙂
None of us are perfect and we all have our moments when we react a bit more extreme than we may normally. The important thing (at least in my eyes) is when we learn from those experiences and catch ourselves to snap out of it as quickly as possible. It’s a lesson in going with the flow and while sometimes we resist it, it’s always a good reminder.
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Wise words, Katie! <3
I’m a lady who likes a plan. Don’t mess with my plan man! That said, my husband had to take a last minute work trip this week and I had to remind myself that it happens, its important, and out of my control. Take a breath, is right!
I needed this post today! I found out a didn’t get a little part-time job that I applied for and was super bummed last night. I had to sit back, put everything into perspective, and remind myself that I have a full-time job, another part-time one that I love and a small business that I’m trying to get off the ground. I believe it wasn’t meant to be and that maybe it wasn’t something that I was going to fall in love with…so I had to pick my head up and try to move on. Yes, I’m disappointed but it just gives me the chance to pour my energy into the things I’m loving right now!
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Bah, sorry about the job, Kelly! So glad to hear you were able to put things in perspective, girlfriend 🙂
Even the littlest things in life can totally throw us for a loop! I *think* I’m getting better at handling stuff like this, I’m trying to be very “go with the flow” these days. Although for me if my bedtime gets pushed back and it’s out of my control -haha that’s when my toddler tantrum happens!
Ha! Toddler Tantrum – that’s an accurate description! 😉
This post came at the most perfect time, since I had a “moment” at work yesterday. I’m someone who likes structure/routine/a plan, and I guess since I was having a off week already, the situation that occurred just didn’t help. I really need to start using your 3rd tip, because I feel really awful after one of these moments.
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I’m so there with ya, Sara!! I need to constantly remind myself of that tip, too 😉 Hope you have a great rest of your week!
I LOVE the advice to think of what your future self would think of your reaction now. I had a bit of a tantrum myself on Friday and am horribly embarrassed in retrospect. I was lucky that the only person to witness it was Adam, but I still wish I could have kept calm! Definitely going to try thinking about my future self being embarrassed next time 🙂
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Thanks, Laura! Future Paige also gets me to be productive, even when I’m feeling uber lazy, haha 😉
I understand ya, girl. I’m so glad that Shane gets me, but I still get embarrassed when I throw a fit :-O