Pick Your Battles!!

This morning before I go to the grocery store, I wanted to share something about peace and my pursuit of it.

Last night's blog was about how I found peace and calm in the midst of a busy week and how I was finally able to rest and sleep. But I found this morning as SOON as I woke up, there was chaos again, just waiting for my eyes to open. Like an old friend coming to say good morning, there he was. LOL It started when I got a message that really had nothing to do with me, but someone felt the need to let me know what was being said. Ugghhh!!! While I appreciate her concern and her willingness to alert me, there's nothing I can do about it, so I'm fine not knowing what's going on or being said. I have bigger things in my life to worry about than the small thing that came to get me in an uproar this morning first thing. So I laughed it off and gave her some good advice and went on. Then another message, (thanks Facebook, lol) from someone asking me a question about a certain someone I used to be involved with. Another ugghhh!! I laughed and responded that I have no idea what this person does in his life, nor do I have any desire to know. Then, yet another message about something else that was trying to take my peace that I found this week. Shew!!! And of all things, none of this had anything to do with my business or my books. LOL Now I don't mind dealing with things of that nature, because those are things that are important. Those are the things that have to be taken care of. But these things are just things that came at me from out of nowhere and tried to get me in a bad mood. Well, not today!! I laughed them off and moved forward.

So from my years of going to church and hearing the Word of God, I know that each day is a new day and each day we have to fight to keep our peace and calm. I wish it didn't have to be that way. I wish that peace and goodness was the norm everyday, but we live in a mean world. A world where, for some reason, people love to tear each other down and do mean things. So we have to strive every minute to keep ourselves from going to a place of anger. Did I enjoy those messages and their content? NO!! But I read them all and responded in the best possible way.

If I had my way, I'd only get good, nice, sweet messages each day and my world would be sunshine and rainbows every day. But I live in the real world like each one of you and each day we face new battles and obstacles. And each day, it's up to us to choose to remain calm and peaceful, even when it's hard.

I always go back to a saying that my old friend used to tell me. I've put it on here before, but I'll say it again because it's sooo true. "Life is what you make it."

It's true. I could have let those messages upset me and believe me, each one tried me when I read them, but I had to consciously make the decision to choose peace. And I have to continue that pattern each minute of today and tomorrow, and the next day and so on. It's not the easiest thing to do either, especially for a hot head like me. LOL But I want to try and keep it inside me, because there's nothing like that feeling.

So today, no matter what comes at you, as little or as big as it is, try your best to stay calm. I'm going to try my best. Will I do it? Who knows, I'm getting ready to go get groceries and believe me, I'm not the most popular person in town, so I never know what I'll run into. But I can say that I'll try my best to remain peaceful. Y'all just pray that I can. LOL

Peace really is the best. I asked a close friend the other day how she remains so peaceful in the midst of things that go on and she told me that she chooses her battles. She is a genius!! I thought about that and what all it entails. She is right. Choose what you let get to you and the other stuff, just let it go.

I hope this helps you all today if you find yourself in a bad spot. Just try to thing about my words and choose peace.

Remember to work hard and Dream Big!!

Much love,

Christy