Before I start let me say please no judgement passing. When I blog I'm doing what I ❤️love to do by writing ✒️and sharing some personal situations. How I view things, my perspective, sometimes funny sometimes not. This is like a non private, totally for everyone's eyes journal 📖into Joi's world. It helps me vent and with that said I will continue. So what do you do when you're faced with troubled times? I guess I just shared a clue of something I do but lately I've had a few situations come at me that sort of rocked my world🌍. I won't go in to detail about what they are because that's none of your business 😉 but I am willing to share some of how I've been dealing with things, in hopes that you can either relate, share something different or pick up a new idea.
We all know nothing is perfect (except God) and life is not fair, so how do we handle mental, emotional, and physical stress? Well to be quite honest when any of these challenges first come at me my response and reaction may not be the best. I get irritated, frustrated, irrational, combative, depressed, anxious, sad, worried and sometimes even scared.😬 Yep, all that. Now someone may be reading this thinking "why is she telling so much of her business?" when truly these are actions that may be personal but someone else witnesses, be it coworkers, family, friends or strangers in Walmart😊 (just kidding, I don't act out in Walmart, there's enough craziness in there already. Y'all know it's the only place we have here in my little Podunk town) I'm not sharing anything that everyone else has not experienced before in some shape form or fashion. Now all actions may not seem appropriate. 🙊Have you ever just lost it? Went off on someone for no reason but at the time you thought you really had one and had to go back and apologize? Oh you may not be that out spoken so maybe you kept your composure with a smile and a thank you as you walked out but gave them a piece of your mind and mouth but only they couldn't hear you cause you did it in the privacy of your car.
When all my frustration and irritating has finally calmed I do my best to find a peaceful place within my mind, center myself, regain my composure, collect my thoughts then keep moving forward. PRAYER🙏 is my number 1 method! God is my source of Peace, Strength, Hope and Redemption. The Holy Spirit is my Guide but in order to follow Him I have to be quiet. I admit sometimes it takes me a minute to get there but once I do, I'm GOOD! I remember His Love, Mercy and Grace is for ME and that He has a perfect plan for my life. So no matter what comes at me, if things don't go my way or according to my plan, God's got me. I just need to rest, relax, chill, calm myself in HIM! He's working everything out for my good!
I hope you're encouraged. Smile anyways even if you don't feel like it😊
Grasps a perspective of gratitude concerning life's situations that you may be faced with. You're learning, you're growing, you're gaining strength, wisdom and patience. It's worth it to continue to go on. Better days are ahead and near. Until I blog again.
Peace out😇
Joi
