From Thwarted to Thwarting
Today I am grateful for time to write and to be able to relax and watch a football game. (Go Vikings!)
Yesterday I felt thwarted in my attempts to have a peacefully productive morning. It was frustrating and made more frustrating by this lovely mind I have that starts spinning. Our computer was running slow when I needed it to be fast so I could get a few things done on it before turning my attention to cleaning the house.
I looked again for a writing my sister did that I wanted to share with a friend. Again, I couldn't find it. Our dog Oliver was underfoot and I almost tripped on him a couple of times. I was falling behind in my plan for the day and getting a wee bit resentful about it.
And yet my lovely mind kept finding more to add to my to-do list. It wasn't even 8:00 a.m. I was almost thwarted and robbed of the joy available.
Then I remembered that this lovely mind could be tempered. I went for a run on a beautiful late fall day and it calmed me and my mind.
The rest of the day was more about me thwarting flare-ups of harmful thinking. I was an effective thwarter and had a good rest of the day.
A tough start got reversed. The thwarted turned the tables and did some thwarting of her own.
Gratitude practice and seeking help from a power beyond myself were keys.
Do you need to do some thwarting of your own today? Have a good day!
Yesterday I felt thwarted in my attempts to have a peacefully productive morning. It was frustrating and made more frustrating by this lovely mind I have that starts spinning. Our computer was running slow when I needed it to be fast so I could get a few things done on it before turning my attention to cleaning the house.
I looked again for a writing my sister did that I wanted to share with a friend. Again, I couldn't find it. Our dog Oliver was underfoot and I almost tripped on him a couple of times. I was falling behind in my plan for the day and getting a wee bit resentful about it.
And yet my lovely mind kept finding more to add to my to-do list. It wasn't even 8:00 a.m. I was almost thwarted and robbed of the joy available.
Then I remembered that this lovely mind could be tempered. I went for a run on a beautiful late fall day and it calmed me and my mind.
The rest of the day was more about me thwarting flare-ups of harmful thinking. I was an effective thwarter and had a good rest of the day.
A tough start got reversed. The thwarted turned the tables and did some thwarting of her own.
Gratitude practice and seeking help from a power beyond myself were keys.
Do you need to do some thwarting of your own today? Have a good day!
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