So What??

Where do you find yourself doing some of your best thinking?  Me?  In the shower!  Of course, while I’m in there, I can’t just jot down the things I think about, which makes it the perfect place to pray about certain things too because once I do, I can leave them with God, because I usually forget whatever it was that I was thinking about.  LOL 

There are things though that I remember because they are things that have been on my heart and in my mind for a while, so much so that they have become almost daily thoughts. 

I was having a tough day yesterday.  Let’s chalk it up to hormones and move on.  ::grin::

Anyway, my very dear sweet wonderful (& very smart) friend Renee sent me the very best email.  Here she was having a pretty trying day herself, and she took the time, and the thought to send me this email that really nailed all of the issues I’ve been struggling with.   God just knew the words that I needed, and He made sure that she was the one to give them to me, of course, part of that is because she is dealing with some of the same inner struggles.   

When people talk about someone upsetting them, or judging them, or not understanding how they can just “do that”… when it steals their joy, or they dwell on the negatives, or they are feeling like the world is judging them… one of my favorite things to remind people is that NO ONE can steal your joy, or make you feel bad unless YOU LET them.  It really doesn’t matter who they are, or what their relationship is, they only way that they can affect your life is if you allow them to.  I will admit, sometimes it takes a very concentrated effort NOT to allow them to do it, but it’s up to you. 

Here I am, giving that advice, very good advice, I might add, to anyone who falls into that situation, and then, when I find myself facing the very same thing, letting someone else steal my joy, affect my happiness, or be negative about my decisions, I just wallow.  I allow them to make me feel yucky.  How easy it is to dole out advice and never even listen to ourselves. 

So… that is what I thought about today in the shower.  LOL  I’m not going to allow anyone to steal my joy anymore without a fight.  There are some battles worth fighting, and others that just don’t matter.  It really doesn’t matter who the person or people are, what matters is that no one is going to be allowed to do it to me anymore.  How can I be so sure?  Because my God is BIGGER, that’s how.