There's Still Good

Hello everyone! I hope your week is off to a great start. I am now entering finals week! It's a pretty hectic schedule and on top of that, this morning, my apartment ceiling caved in and fell. It left a pretty big hole and was leaking with water. Thankfully, maintenance was able to come over and fix the leaking. They will start repair in a few days. But now, my roommate and I are doing okay. Just because there is one not-so-great day, that does not mean the entire week has to be bad. It's so important to find the good in each day. We all have to make the most out of what is given to us. Of course I wish the ceiling didn't have to fall right as I am trying to study for exams, but there was nothing I could do about it except to stay positive and breathe.

I understand stress can sneak up on all of us and launch a surprise attack. As difficult as it can be, we all just need to take a few steps back, breathe deeply, and figure out how to best solve the problem without getting worked out and negatively impacting the situation and others around us. Our attitudes are contagious. If we start to stress out and react, then we will affect other people around us, and we can ruin someone's day if we don't watch out attitudes.

I've been teasing myself and saying that my mantra/hashtag all semester has been "It's fine". I often say it with a giggle. Along with telling myself "It's fine",  I've also been telling myself, "It'll be alright". "You will get through this", "Stay calm". Believe me, it is NOT easy for me to sit back and watch chaos go on. I want things fixed immediately. I want things done my way. In reality, it's not about me. It's not about what I want or prefer. Some things are just simply out of human control. There's a reason meditation and prayer exist.

So this morning, I woke up (very early) to a huge mess on my living room floor with a leaky ceiling. It took a lot in me to not cry or scream. I took a deep breathe, poured a big cup of coffee, and just sighed. I even found time to laugh about it while trying to clean up some of the mess. As I'm writing this, I still have a huge hole in my ceiling, but I refuse to let this situation scare me. I choose to make the most out of what just happened. "It's fine." "Everything will work out". "This too shall pass".

XOXO
Chloe