I’m writing this blog as I sip my third… count the mugs… third cup of coffee!
I woke up exhausted!
I finally got out of bed this morning after tossing and turning all night.
Insomnia is miserable, isn’t it? And, the most miserable part of insomnia is that you can’t sleep through it! (Wink) It just keeps you awake all night so you won’t miss a second of it!
Sometimes life can get crazy, can’t it?
The car breaks down… your phone won’t stop ringing… the dishwasher floods the kitchen… your child loses his homework… your computer crashes… your dad is in the hospital… the dog, well never mind. You get the idea.
It just seems like sometimes we get pelted with big stuff and little stuff… one thing after another.
That is how it was in our house last week. Stuff, stuff, stuff!
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, I started thinking about what makes a great mom.
I decided there are 3 B’s.
Now, B could stand for “brainy,” and that would be a great quality for a mom. Or, it could begin the word “beautiful,” and who among us wouldn’t want that adjective describing us? The B could also stand for “buoyant” or “bouncy.” It could begin the words “brilliant” or “bargain-busting-babe.”
But I thought about my own mother and, even though many of the above adjectives describe her, there were still three more B’s she possesses that I hope will describe me as I grow as a mom.
“Down Sparky!”
That’s what I wanted to say so badly to the woman in line in front of me who was having a five-star meltdown!
I wanted to, but, I did not! I was afraid she would turn around and hit me!
The sister was 2 seconds away from losing what was left of her cool.
When my son Clayton was 14, he took violin lessons. My husband, Phil, would take him, wait for the thirty minutes, and then the guys would drive through McDonald’s and arrive home with french fries in hand.
But, one Thursday, they were a whole hour late! I checked the time and started to get concerned. Then, I heard the garage door.
Would you define your life as “emotionally demanding?”
If you have been alive more than ten minutes, most likely you would!
That’s just a feature of being a member of the human race here on planet earth… it’s emotionally demanding.
But, living an emotionally demanding life puts you at risk for burnout.
