Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
Don't sweat the small stuff is a saying that I need to remember. I learned this over this past weekend. This weekend I had a large portion of my family in town from Cleveland to visit (aunts, grandfather, parents, and my siblings). I was very nervous, there was going to be 9 people that I had to entertain, and all different age groups. I panicked, I didn't know what I was going to do. I began racking my brain to think about different activities we could do to help pass the time, dinners/breakfasts we could have and the places we could visit.
After the much anticipated arrival on Friday evening everything worked out perfectly and very smoothly the whole weekend. I feel like sometimes we can get overwhelmed and or stressed with news, events, gatherings, that we need to realize that it will all work out. It always works out. Once the weekend was over and everyone had traveled back to Cleveland, I thought, "Why do I get so worked up and stressed out about nothing? It always turns out just the way it was suppose to." That's how this weekend was, and it only reminds me to not sweat the small stuff.
Jillian,
ReplyDeleteI am sure your family had a wonderful weekend. I feel like that every day, constantly reminding myself to not sweat the small stuff and to choose my battles. I get anxious over the smallest things and it just stresses me out and everyone around me when I get worked about about little things. As one of my special ed students told me last week when I was about to lose it, "Just try some deep breathing exercises. It is a relaxation technique I use."
Hi Jillian! I have to remind myself the same thing all the time! I often tell myself both in my classroom and out of my classroom. In the end, everything is going to work out! Glad you had a great time with your family!
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