Hello All,
Well, if there is something that I have learned as a valuable lesson it is not to worry anymore. Now for my friends they may be thinking that I could never learn to not worry but it something that I do need to work on. What really surprises me is that when I think about worrying it does not even make any sense to do at all. Let us sit back for a second and really think about it, where does worrying get you? All it does it make you stress out, get upset, or make you feel as if you are losing control of what is going on around you. There is really no need to worry because somehow everything will always get done and even if it is not done the way you wanted it too, at least you got it all done. Somehow it will always work out and you would be surprised how better off you are when you are worry and stress free. Here is one amazing quote that I have taken from me this past weekend and MUST follow by:
"Do not worry about your life. Can you, by worrying, add a single hour to your life span? If you can't do a small thing as that , why worry? Do not keep worrying."
~Luke 12:22-29
Woah! You may be thinking to yourself that you cannot believe that I have quoted the Bible but to be completely honest with you, there is a lot of good advice in there. I actually do know a lot of people who are not religious whatsoever but they do have quotes from the Bible to worry by. I really enjoy quotes like this because it teaches you that the Bible is not just there are spiritual guidance but has good advice on how to take care of your everyday life outside of religion. Who knew that back in the day men and women had to worry about stress and thus they made this quote?! But doesn't the quote just make perfect sense for the stress of you life? All that worrying does is make you stress out, feel out of control, and definitely does not add an hour onto your life. More likely it actually takes away from your life and does nothing at all to help you. So let me tell you what happened to me on Monday night as a good explanation as to why I need to not worry so much.
While on the religious retreat this weekend we actually got stranded for one day and could not return back to SMC. This made it so that I missed four meetings, missed my academic day, I could not teach two lessons, and I literally had to play catch up for two days to take care of everything. I remember coming back to campus and feeling relaxed, but I was all over the place with rescheduling meetings and trying to figure out how to get all my work done. Well, that night all of the worrying that I was doing came together and I had a panic attack! This really surprised me because I normally handle my stress pretty well but then on Monday night I had the scariest moment of my life. A panic attack made me feel completely out of control and was so terrible to go through. I am just so glad that my roommates Nick and Logan were here to take care of me because I do not know what I would have done without them. I am sure you are thinking, holy crap! Well, that is the right response and let me tell you why.
For one, I can not believe that is what happened to me because I feel as if it was ridiculous that I lost control like that and physically had a panic attack. I have never been so scared in my life and it taught me that I NEED TO NOT WORRY! As I am sitting here right now, all of my work is done, I have nothing else to do until break, and everything is fine. That showed me that my body was screaming at me to calm down because I was freaking out so bad I had a panic attack. I really hope that now I know to follow that quote for my everyday life and everything will be fine. But also remember, your friends are there to help you through anything you may need. No matter what they want to be there for you even if they do have a final the next day. If they are true friends they will sit by your side for three hours to make sure you are alright. Logan and Nick, you guys rock!
Lots of Love,
Yeshua
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