Making “It All Look Easy.” #1
A friend said to me the other day…
“Lisa, what’s your secret?”
“Secret?” I said.
“Yeah, you never get jostled by the twists and turns in life. When I see you you always look great. Even if life throws you a curve ball, there is never a bead of sweat on your brow. You make it all look easy.”
I had to laugh because my life is certainly not without challenge or “perfect”. Nor am I a superwoman or a gal who has all the answers to enlightenment. Yes indeed, I have my everyday challenges and some not so typical ones as well. How so? Read on my friends.
Handling minor things in life teach us to handle the major events much more easily.
Earlier in the evening, my blood instantly boiled when my son’s smoothie burst out of the blender…I stopped to catch my immediate internal reaction. At that moment of fury, I reminded myself that I have a choose as to how I react. Instantly calmed myself down and chuckled. Then I thought about how thankful I am to have a son who would make such a delicious treat for us.
In those blood boiling moments when it’s easy to be reactionary. When things feel too much, out of control or unfair…Instead of digging yourself in a hole of emotional reaction…You always have a choice.
Remind yourself that your life is perfect right now.
Look for opportunities to see the beauty in less than pretty moments,
Change the undesirable to desirable, and the negative into a positive life lesson and experience.
Well, that night my son and I sipped a banana, strawberry, and mango smoothie while we watched an episode of our favorite series on Netflix. That was after we cleaned up together of course, and after I gave him some smoothie blending tips.
Sure, life on the outside may look easy, but like most women, I do the everyday mundane stuff. Including…tending to the domestic affairs of my household as a single parent, juggling kids around, cleaning the house, shopping for groceries, paying what is owed, and struggling with those extra five pounds on my hips and thighs, Between it all, I find a little time for me. It’s in those times of internal struggle, those blood boiling moments that I say to myself…
You have a choice.
Life is perfect right now.
Life is perfectly imperfect.
I’ve come to realize that our mind’s perception of what actually is often is an illusion. Almost everyone woman secretly has something they don’t like about their body and in their mind, they think undesirable thoughts regarding whatever that may be.
When I see myself falling into those not so pretty moments where I fall into the trap of body criticism, I turn those thoughts into one of appreciation and gratefulness.
I am grateful for my body and all the things it does for me…I think about what a miracle it is for my body to breathe and function in with the way it does each day without me thinking about it. With that said, I choose to take care of my body. It is such a gift.
Even though, I don’t like cleaning my house… I am grateful that I am able to manage my house and life in a way that allows me time for other things that make my life shine.
One of my favorite people lives halfway around the world…Really. I see us giving our unique gifts to the world far from each other and trusting even though we are miles apart we are connected…
I drive my kids around to extracurricular activities, events, etc…I trust these activities are character building and that the skills they learn will one day contribute to society.
My youngest child was born with Down Syndrome… I see him as a gift to me, a teacher, an intuitive that I would not want any different.
Oh, bills! I pay them with the understanding they are a part of the living in a civilized society… I am grateful for the conveniences I have by paying them.
Tending to the small details is hard for me… Not getting stuck in the details affords me the time to be the creator, be an idea builder, and start the next project that I love.
Sure, I am getting wrinkles and some white hair among the blonde and red… I am embracing the new season of my life.
I have an on-going pursuit and commitment to myself to see the beauty in things that are ordinary or not so beautiful… I choose to dress up often to feel beautiful. I eat healthy delicious foods to feel my best. I walk out to my flower garden to see the exquisite, I get thrilled by the sight of the moon. I treasure the feel of a dog’s coat. I feel peace as I watch a leaf float down a stream. I try to play and create in life and in business to experience the wealth of opportunities this place called earth offers.
Let go of the imperfections in your life and start calling the present perfect.
I would love to hear more about how your life is perfect right now below.
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