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| Be Calm In The Storm painting by Deborah Moen |
Be Calm In The Storms Of Life
Row Gently, Have faith, and you will gently reach the shore.
Deborah's Little Gems
Can you remember a time when you had a challenging experience? Maybe everything connected to that experience was difficult and nothing seemed to go well. You may have felt angry, frustrated, put upon or cursed by some bad karma. But you have a choice on how to handle the situation. In this post I will share an experience that was quite frustrating. I made a decision to approached it with a good attitude. I had heard some time ago that a good attitude can really help make things a lot easier. My experience just happens to be a weather storm but any challenging time can be referred to as a storm.
Here is my story of how I got through this
frustrating experience:
One day I felt dread at the idea of going out into a fierce storm to feed my llamas.
I know by experience that a feeling of dread can dominate the whole situation and follow you for the rest of the day or longer.
I dressed for the occasion and put on my snow pants and my coat and warm farm girl work gloves. I stepped outdoors and I found it is not so bad as I first thought.
It is helpful to notice what is going right. It lightens up the situation.
I made my way towards the llama corral. The winds were howling, it was cold, and the snow pelted against my rain jacket. I could feel myself beginning to trudge, so I become aware of my posture, my facial expression and how I move through the task or situation. These features have a remarkable effect on our attitudes and outcomes.
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| No I did not do this but a few years ago I used to be afraid of the snow. I made up my mind to have fun in the snow and I began dancing in it. I made good friends with the snow that day. |
I approached the stack of hay to feed the llamas. I began to unravel the tarps that tangled in the winds and undid the tie downs on the hay pallet. The wind was blowing hard and the snow was wet against my face. I fed the llamas and was ready to tie down the tarps over the hay with the bungie cords. I couldn't see inside the hay stack to attach the tie downs so I knelt down in the wet snow. I still could not see for my hood was flapping over my face and my long hair was whipping over my eyes.
I groped for my coat zipper with my wet glove and pulled down on the zipper tab. I was instantly freed and I could feel the wet blast of storm winds on my face and head.
After my hood was blown off I could see what I was doing and the freedom I felt was exhilarating. That initial feeling of dread was far behind me, I laughed out loud while attaching the tie downs on the wildly flapping hay tarp and just happened to look up to see a lovely pale blue winter sky appear out of the dark clouds. It was a break in the storm. What a great feeling I got. I was actually beaming and felt thankful.
These adjustments to our thinking, our expressions and posture really make a difference. We can unknowingly scowl and trudge through our experiences. Be aware. It is a choice.
Be calm in the storm and when you are aware of dread, make a choice to live life with an attitude that can help you get through these challenges that life brings. Look for all there is to appreciate in each moment. It may start out a bit rocky but it does smooth out if we let it. The more we practice this awareness and make choices that support our well-being the easier it gets.
I believe or perceive that blue sky appearing on that dark, wet, and windy day was a wink from God.
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BE WELL* Be calm in the storms of life. Have faith, row gently and you will safely reach the shore.
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Deborah's Little Gems has a store called Simple Spark on Zazzle. I paint and create art for cards, mugs, t-shirts etc. Here is an image I put on a card to encourage someone going through a difficult time.
