Thursday Thirteen: Perspective

1. So as the week draws to a close, I finally feel a sense of calm begin to settle over my spirit.� It's been a rough one; both in my work life and in my personal life.� It has been a process.



2. I always feel guilty when someone hurts my feelings; like it isn't something I am supposed to be feeling, like I shouldn't care if someone let me down or said something hurtful.� But I have had to accept this week that things did upset me and there was nothing wrong with that.� Maybe at times the ones who hurt me might not think I have cause to be hurt, but we all feel what we feel.� So, I allowed myself to feel what I felt and did not allow myself to feel guilty about it.



3.� I am not one to disown people and I don't plan on starting, but I did need time to work through my emotions about situations and words.� I needed time to forgive.� I needed time to get part way through my time of the month so that my hormones and emotions calmed down.� Today has thankfully been better.



4. I ran today for the first time in over a week, which I think also helped.� Drove out to a different park after work for a change of scenery, which Tod had suggested and though it was still rough going, I survived and felt better for doing it.



5. Still not sure how to deal with the petty situations at church but am working on it.� Not sure why churches can attract people who want to cause trouble and stir things up but they do.



6.� The Church Lady and I are still not speaking and Thursdays have never been so pleasant.� That is probably a bad attitude but it is keeping the peace.



7. I have loved this afternoon.� Rain, which we so needed and it must be Fall...I am wearing socks inside the house.



8. I have read two really good books in the last two days, which have probably also been helpful to me this week.� "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" has been on my reading list for a few years now and I picked it up at a thrift store last week.� Really good book.� Today, I finished "The Noticer" and have handed it off to The Brit to read.� It is a story about perspective that really made me think long and hard about some things.



9. All the books I had on hold at the library have decided to come in at the same time.� I am now moving onto "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks and then "Such a Pretty Face" by Cathy Lamb.� I spotted the latter at Walmart, took a photo of the cover and then looked it up online in the library catalogue.� I love that our library has that option and I can reserve books from the couch.



10. Tomorrow is fire pit and I took all the cushions off the deck this morning as it looked like it was going to rain.� The cushions had been a major haven for stink bugs.� I wish they would all die.



11. Interesting thing about "The Noticer".....one of the perspectives that is discussed is that you can change instantly...so someone agrees with Jimnotmike.



12. I have no idea what to make for dinner nor fire pit tomorrow night.� I think I have cookies in the freezer but that does not help me with dinner.



13. I may attend the Baltimore Running Festival by myself next month.� i have asked a few people about it a few months ago but no commitments.� I decided that if I really want to go, I don't need someone to go with (though if someone does want to go, I will certainly not turn it down).� They have the health expo and merchandize etc and I would just like to experience it.

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