The way to go is always up!

This week has consisted of back injections and a lot of rest which I can't lie felt good.  SOMETIMES

We all need some extra rest.

I've been having some health challenges lately which have been pretty humbling but I'm getting through them well. Big event coming up for me. I get my grandson for an entire week all by myself. He brings me so much joy and my love just soars every time he smiles a me. 

It's little things that bring me up. It used to be shopping (well, still kinda is), food, alcohol, and men. Now it's different. NOW it's my little experiences

LITTLE MOMENTS

If I look for these they are there

Yesterday it was a pair of hummingbirds I saw flying at play, they reminded me of my Dad he loved watching birds and wildlife. Even though he is gone, its just the little reminder of him that got my spirits up. 

You see, my philosophy is 

THINK POSITIVE

BE POSITIVE

Even on my worst days, these little things mean a lot and bring my spirits up no matter what the situation brings. 

I keep my gratitude list short and sweet and 

Embrace my blessings.

 

Figure-outable!

It's inevitable for life to happen, for people to be people and situtions to arise as they may.  So, what happens when it all seems to be working against you?

I've had my share of bad days and I can tell you honestly I haven't always handled them as they should have been. 

When I'm not in a good space, I react rather than respond. this has been a trigger that happens due to my PTSD. I've had this behavior for years.

I had to make a change and for me the change was small but often effective. This one small change is I pause and think about what triggered me and then I respond and resolve as best as I can.  It's a struggle...at first it seemed so unnatural. Mostly because it wasn't normal to me. I go into immediate defense mode and put the walls up, back away if possible and if nothing is being resolved, I struggle and stammer. AS I SAID...I'm human too. I've caught myself lying, crying, even lashing out once it is set off. Something I am not proud of but it's the truth.  

I'm working on it every day and I feel my improvements.  

This sign says it best. Don't Let Your Bad Days Trick You Into Thinking You Have A Bad Life! 

Once I was beginning to accept myself as handicapped, I was very easily triggered. It seemed to happen every hour of the day. I was waiting to get approved for Social Securirty Disablity and it wasn't coming, It seemed when I would make a plan to get up and make myself have as close to a "Shari normal" day some obstacle was getting in my way. I struggled walking the dog, loading the dishwasher, gettig dressed even took the breath out of me and let's not mention how exhausting it was to take a shower.  

You see I had to continue to try and accept my failures until those failures became "FIGURE-OUTABLE" 

When you come against your trials and tribulations today remember not to let them determine the next momentws of your day because EVERYTHING 

IS

FIGURE-OUTABLE.