Hello, my caffeinated lovelies! Well, perhaps you’re not caffeinated. But you’re still lovely.
Last weekend, I had a migraine pretty much the entire time. It was especially bad on Sunday. Nothing I did would make it go away – I tried all my usual tricks.
Plenty of water. Extra rest. Time away from the computer (didn’t even turn it on Sunday). No reading. Not much television. Eating bland food. Taking headache medicine. NOTHING WORKED.
I knew it was the sort of headache that wasn’t going to budge until it was ready, and I just had to wait it out. I HATE waiting things out. I would much rather be able to take over the situation and fix it.
Sometimes you can’t fix things. Sometimes you have to wait them out.
Often, our only choice is to be as patient, as wise, and as careful as we can be during a rough time. For whatever reason, we can’t actually do anything to make it all better.
All we really have control over at any given moment is the way we decide to BE in that situation.
We can be upset, angry, and whiny. We can be listless and depressed. Or we can do something better: we can recognize that the situation is bad, that we don’t like it, and that we just have to wait it out. It’s okay to be upset that the situation even exists. It’s okay to wish for something better.
But don’t assume you can’t learn something from continuing to be in the moment, where you are, right now. Just be here. No matter how painful, no matter how little control you have. Just be here.
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Yes yes YES! That is so true. Regardless of the situation you’re in the only person who can decide how you handle what’s thrown at you is YOU. I have been saying the same thing when people ask me why I didn’t go nuts at my ex when he left, I had decided that there was no point. Nothing salvageable was left and so I chose to gather my thoughts and move onwards and upwards instead of wallowing.
You are SO right. Rachael… you may have a stalker on your hands now, everything you say reminds me of how I think about things! :P
Marilyn, first of all – I love you! You’re such a sweetheart. :)
Secondly, your situation is a perfect example of grace under pressure. Because it really does take a lot of grace to handle what’s going on without freaking out or going into a downward spiral. And that grace will carry you through into better things. :)
Thanks sweety! I love you too! hehe :)
Isn’t it wonderful how we can make friends with people all over the world? Thank god for the internet I say!
I feel like I can look back on that time (ok, this time, technically still married… /sigh) and know that I did everything the right way, and that makes me feel pretty pleased with myself. :)
Good things can come out of even the worst situations! If I hadn’t stayed with him so long I would never have had my beautiful boys, and they are worth it all and SO much more.
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