Wednesday's Words of Wisdom
I've been on an emotional roller coaster lately and have just really been yearning for some stability and peace with where I am in my life. My mom sent a prayer to me the other day that couldn't have been more perfect for how I have been feeling lately, and I thought I'd share it with all of you.
The Knots Prayer
Dear God:
Please untie the knots
that are in my mind,
my heart and my life.
Remove the have nots,
the can nots and the do nots
that I have in my mind.
Erase the will nots,
may nots,
might nots that may find
a home in my heart.
Release me from the could nots,
would nots and
should nots that obstruct my life.
And most of all,
Dear God,
I ask that you remove from my mind,
my heart and my life all of the 'am nots'
that I have allowed to hold me back,
especially the thought
that I am not good enough.
Amen
Hope you all are having a wonderful week
Dear God:
Please untie the knots
that are in my mind,
my heart and my life.
Remove the have nots,
the can nots and the do nots
that I have in my mind.
Erase the will nots,
may nots,
might nots that may find
a home in my heart.
Release me from the could nots,
would nots and
should nots that obstruct my life.
And most of all,
Dear God,
I ask that you remove from my mind,
my heart and my life all of the 'am nots'
that I have allowed to hold me back,
especially the thought
that I am not good enough.
Amen
Hope you all are having a wonderful week
Comments
I am sorry you are stuggling right now. I know how it is. When the emotions are all over the place the head gets fuzzy and the doubts set in.
I hope you know that you are amazing.
Here are some words of encouragement my mom wrote me in a note when I was in college - probably 13 years ago. They are timeless words of wisdom and have fit into so many different situations over the years.Thought I'd share...
Stay in the moment. Don't fret about the future.
Visualize yourself enormously happy.
Be proud of yourself for doing something difficult.
No self sabatoge.
Believe in yourself!
I hate that you're struggling and that you're not feeling peaceful. Hopefully, very soon, everything will work itself out and your mind will be free from worry again.
In the meantime, want me to ship you one of my kids? They're usually good for a laugh or two.
Thanks for sharing.
All I can say is that every day is a new day. Every day you can change and start fresh. You just can't change the past or worry about the future. You just have to live today.
It sounds simple and is hard to train the mind to do it - but it is really worth it.
To answer the question you left in the comments on my last post:
Yes, working 12 hr shifts is killer, but you do get used to it after a while. I have accepted the fact that I will live in a constant state of exhaustion (or at least 70% of the time) until I can find a way to become independently wealthy from home (legally). The fact that you don't have kids yet will definitely work in your favor! You can spend your days off in bed catching up if you need to!
Hope you have a great weekend.