Sometimes in life things get kind of crazy, people die, friends get sick, and my sight declines. I used to think that I thrived in chaos. I have since found out that only chaos thrives in chaos. I don’t get anything done, I am not efficient, and I really can’t stand the turmoil. Once you have found peace in your life and how to keep that peace, all the frivolous chaos makes it way out the door. When my life has circumstances completely out of my control it is like stepping outside in a tornado. The wind is wiping around, you can’t see, and it is dangerous. When I can just relax and pause in the midst of circumstances, answers surface. I don’t have to solve anyone else’s problems but my own. However, it can be difficult to see the line dividing the two. You really have to slow down long enough to be able to observe and take in all the information before you can make any decisions. Once I am able to relax, I can reflect on what is my responsibility in the chaos. I then reflect on what action I can take to move me closer to peace and farther from the tornado brewing outside. I then refocus my thoughts and game plan. I do the things I know that will keep me from the chaos and then restart my journey. Life is life. You don’t get to sign up for what, how, when or where anything happens. You don’t get to vote on anything. Life is what it is. The only thing you can change about life is your attitude toward it. My attitude today is to put one foot in front of the other because as long as make forward progress, this current circumstance will change. It will change not because those anxieties are gone, but living in the truth and acceptance that I can’t control people, places or things. When I am in right relationship to life, my God, and people the burden of running it all is lifted. Today I can choose to stay inside away from the weather of life (not isolated but safe).
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