I never feel that I should write posts for this blog too early in the morning because I get very pensive and thoughtful during the wee hours. However, I thought so many different thoughts today about life in general, that they will not sort themselves out until I write them down.
It's funny how life works. It seems that it is a constant rotation of new challenges, some minor and some more difficult. But our life lately has been so very....normal. And a normal life is a very un-normal situation for me to be in. And this normality makes me nervous. Like something is coming or should be coming or is about to happen. Everything is flowing along smoothly. Or is that just how life goes sometimes?
Any thoughts, readers out there in the void? Do you have a generally smooth life with only occasional bumps? Or is your life like mine which is mostly bumpy with occasional smooth moments. Do you get this same feeling of impending change when life is calm for a season?
It's funny how life works. It seems that it is a constant rotation of new challenges, some minor and some more difficult. But our life lately has been so very....normal. And a normal life is a very un-normal situation for me to be in. And this normality makes me nervous. Like something is coming or should be coming or is about to happen. Everything is flowing along smoothly. Or is that just how life goes sometimes?
Any thoughts, readers out there in the void? Do you have a generally smooth life with only occasional bumps? Or is your life like mine which is mostly bumpy with occasional smooth moments. Do you get this same feeling of impending change when life is calm for a season?
10 comments:
Good morning Emilie, thanks for the reminder message above your comment square. I hope it does the job!
I often feel that the other shoe is going to fall during times of quiet. I have, lately, been trying to squeeze every calm minute out of my life. After the chaos and stress of the last 18 months, I enjoy each hour of calm. I wonder if I am preparing myself for the chaos yet to come? I hope not.
Wishing you calm and joy and patience and peace today.
I feel like my life has mostly been smooth moments with me making the minor bumps into huge mountains. Really, nothing serious has every happened to me or my family but I always feel like my life is harder than it should be. My own fault. Hate it.
I used to feel like that all of the time. I would tell my husband when things were going good (or normal/stable) that I knew something bad was coming. I think he probably thought I was a bit of a freak and often told me not to borrow worry. I personally attribute it to a chaotic childhood (constantly moving, Dad often losing job, etc.) But then I just started to realize that even if something bad was on the horizon we would get through it. Glad to know I'm not the only one that felt this way!
My life feels smooth with the occasional bump, but whether smooth or bumpy it is always busy.
Anxiety used to mar my perfect world. It was breathing down my neck, making me wonder when something would "hit." And then autism hit. And then we found out how strong we were. And then a new normal came. And now I find Anxiety breathing down my neck again, making me wonder what will ruin my perfect world.
Blah to anxiety.
I have been feeling like this a lot lately too, d I have the sense of impending change because the sudden calm is a change due to changes I have made in my life. It is refreshing and I love it. Plus it makes the bumps that do come along easier to deal with. You actually have helped inspire some of my calm, so THANK YOU!
Hope it continues smooth for you :)
I like to think when things are going well that something BIG is about to happen- BUT that it is a GOOD big thing! Send out your optimism into the universe and see what happens!!
I'm totally waiting for the "other shoe to drop," all the time.
Is you hubby going to IHI in DC?
My mom always says that just when she feels like she's finally getting life together, a bombshell hits . . . and it's true. Sometimes it's just a little things, other times our whole world flips upside-down.
But no matter what happens, there's always a new "normal" to create and always a loving Father in Heaven to guide us through. And the best kept secret? No matter how rough the trial, life afterward is always that much sweeter.
So whether life for you will remain stable or be crazy, that new normal is going to be wonderful!
I haven't had a smooth period in so long, I'd think I was dead without all the bumps.
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