Stress Free Day!!

I've been a little stressed out this past week (kind of an understatement). I'm trying to simplify my life, and to make myself happy while making others happy. It can be done, I've found. All I did was figure out that when I'm miserable and stressed, I make everyone else around me unhappy (the saying "If mommy isn't happy, then no one's happy" actually rings true).

Well, I got tired of the stress. I wanted one day, just one day a week that I didn't stress, so I did it. Today was a super busy day, with a lot of driving and running and time constraints, but I did it! I just decided not to get too upset and to take my time. I made it everywhere I needed, and on time , and with no stress at all.

Now, every week I'm going to take one day and have a Stress Free Day. I'm not going to let anything bother me at all on that day. Maybe I can build up to two days, three days, all the way to seven days of stress free living.

I believe I have heard my Lord and Savior more today than I've heard in the past few months. Of course, I'm sure I'll slip up every now and then, but right now, I'm enjoying the laid back, relaxed feeling, and the feeling of being nearer to my God.

~Amanda~