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Overwhelm or Optimisum...just a choice?

I found myself in a state of overwhelm this morning. Everything was happening at once and I could really feel the overwhelm. I even said out loud as Matt was distracting me from my task of getting myself ready this morning. Things I had previously procrastinated about or had issues around began to surface all around me. The dog is starting her period and Matt is demanding I be responsible and the "Miracles" were calling.I realized that I would have to leave the house without eating. That really kicked the overwhelm off since I wouldn't return home until 9PM. I chose to go pull out the "emotional guidance scale" and look at better options. I saw the word optimistic and was off to deal with the whiny dog. I had a thought about asking my early client to give me an extra thirty minutes to alleviate some of the overwhelm and went to call her. Interesting, how she had just left me a message, even though it didn't show up on my voice mail, that she had hurt her foot the night before and would not be able to come in today. I just got two hours knocked off my overwhelm state. My day looked possible and I had time to nurture myself and even sit down and write this. I felt organized and open to the day. I think the highlight here is the decision and the choice to move from overwhelm to optimistic. The next "decision," (which was my card I pulled in group last night). "Make decisions, and then make them right." The next decision was to make the call and take care of my needs. Choice. One choice can be really powerful. So, I am looking up "the scale" and asking myself….what's a better feeling that I could have? I've got time this morning to sit down and look at what we did in group last night. Secretly, that is what I really wanted this morning. Time to work on my "story" Guess I got what I wanted. Now that I think about it I can see how I was creating this even last night as I went home having a desire to have time to look at it. As I recall I had been sitting in church Sunday listing to Paul talk about making decisions…Hmmm<…I guess, it started there? Lindsey says her hurt ankle that kept her from coming to yoga this morning wasn't serious, it still makes me wonder….how does she fit in? How do our realities coincide? Maybe I don't need to know that. Well, it's off to deal with doggies and mother nature. Optimistically. And who knows what else.
Charlotte