I was having a crummy day

It started off with a customer service person being completely inept. I was so mad, I felt toxic! My husband wanted to sooth me, but I really didn’t want to be touched or even talked to.

So, I went for a walk.

Keep It Simple

I was praying and trying to come to terms with my situation and attitude at the moment. And through God or me (I’m betting it was God because I seriously doubt my ability for rational thought just then) came the idea: KEEP IT SIMPLE. Immediately I stopped and repeated the phrase and looked around.

Wow! I was surrounded with such beauty. Where I stood I could see three separate groups of wild iris blooming. The forest stretched forward into the mist. Keep it simple. Yes.

When a client is stressed and ready to loose it, I ask them to breathe with me. Just three deep & slow breaths. So, that is what I did for myself. I was about 50% better immediately.

My thought process was productive instead of fiery bursts of ugly energy. I still think the customer service person didn’t handle ANYTHING well. I realized the reason I was so MAD wasn’t because of her. It was because I didn’t have the tools or knowledge to do what I needed to do. I was mad at myself!

Ouch!

After I realized this, I came back to ‘keep it simple’. Yes, I could do that. I would write down the three things that I most wanted to do and wouldn’t worry about anything else.

Now I felt even better and knew I didn’t have to stress about it. I COULD do three things.

I continued my walk, stopping to admire this and that and take some pictures. And I found some beautiful wild plants on the way back home and dug up a few with a stick. I’d been admiring them, didn’t think removing a few would be harmful, and thought they would look good by the pond. I was right.

And now, I am ready to start the first of three things.

Remember when you get to feel this way, you have a choice to keep feeling crummy or pull it together starting with 3 deep & slow breaths.
Breathing – W