Do you ever feel like your day is made up of all these little things?
Like, when you think back on how your day was, it might be the littlest things that determine your mood.
For example, the one meltdown that your little one had at the store, causing you terrible embarrassment set the tone for your attitude the rest of the day?
Or maybe hearing that a friend was saying some not so nice things about you to a mutual friend.
Maybe you just overslept your alarm and your entire day began in a rush to get up, ready and out the door.
The little things.
At the time they seem so big and colossal, don’t they?
They do to me.
Those darn little things can destroy my entire day in an instant…. probably faster than you could snap your fingers.
Sometimes those very same things will plague me for days.
What I’m realizing though is that I’m missing out when I let all the little things take control of my day.
I treat my family in a negative way.
I withdraw and don’t reach out to friends.
I don’t ask for prayer… or even pray through those feeling so I can move on.
Today I found myself trying to figure out why I do this.
Why do I do this to my family, friends…. but most of all myself?
After all, doesn’t the Bible remind us to, “be joyful always, pray continuously…”
Ugh! I feel like it’s smacking me in the face as I type.
How many special moments have I missed because I was so wrapped up in those little things?
I think that’s exactly how the enemy steals our joy, he pushes all the right little buttons to cause us to loose focus of the important things, and focus on those little things.
So if we sat down for coffee today, I would tell you, I’m making a change.
I’m not going to let those little things define me or my day!
I don’t want to miss out on all the blessings that surround me, or spend my day in a grumpy mood. I want to focus on what really matters.
Will my little ones still have meltdowns in public…. probably.
Will I over sleep my alarm and have to rush around like a crazy person to get myself and my kids ready… chances are YES!
Those are things I cannot control.
But what I CAN control is how I respond to those things.
And I can remember that those little things are exactly that…. little things.
I love you friends, hows your week going?
Thanks for meeting me here.
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I totally agree…thanks for the little nudge! Linking up! Happy weekend!
-Kristen
The Mrs. and The Momma
Thanks for linking up. have an awesome weekend.
Oh my…get out of my head! Thanks for the wakeup call. I know this is a problem for me and I’ve spent many a day/week kicking myself for letting something make me miss the good or for destroying the good. It is really hard for me to overcome, but your post is a great reminder/support. Thanks. I’ll be printing it out now to keep on hand.
Hugs
thank you friend.
hugs!
todays post was a wake up call for me too.
i’m not sure if i’ve ever commented on here before. if not, hi. i fell onto your blog a while ago through another blog….not sure which one. anywho….it’s funny what you write about today. i was feeling this exact.same.way yesterday. {not to be outdone by the manyyyyy days i’ve felt like this since becoming a mommy}. not happy you had that kind of a day{s}, but thankful i’m not alone. i told my husband yesterday, it was the first day i would have actually been okay with my kids being in day care. now for a loving SAHM, this spoke volumes to him about the kind of day i’d had. at the end of the day, God had grabbed me by the shoulders and screamed in my face “ask-me-for-help!!!” duh. i should have done that from the beginning……
I’m so glad you found my blog and popped by today. I think I’ve been feeling this way a lot lately, but just at a loss for how to change it. Or maybe scratch that I wan everyone else to change so my day can be better. If only it worked that way right?!
Wow, YES this is so true and so sad right?! I do think all too often, I let all the little things determine my mood.
Thanks for the wake up call and the reminder that we don’t have to let those little things control us!
thanks for having coffee with me. it’s so true and so sad. i’m always amazed at what’s ruined my day sometimes. I’m like, “really I let that bother me.” ugh! I’m a work in progress. lol
Um…just a tiny itty bitty lil question for you:
HOW DO YOU ALWAYS DO THAT?!
How do you get into my little brain and right exactly what I need to hear.
You’re right and thanks for reminding me…
those dumb little things that I let ruin my day Don’t Matter.
Thanks Love.
Friend, hehe, I promise you sometimes I have no idea what I’m going to write until the very last second it seems. I spend the whole day praying about what I should write and….
Isn’t it incredible how God uses the little things to remind us how distracted we can become.
Heart you!
This is such a great post! I love all the little things.
Allyson
http://cupcakescandycanes.blogspot.com/
It’s amazing how the little things snowball. Waking up late sets me off badly!
oh me too!! I’m ashamed to say it happens way to often around here. lol
sometimes the ‘little things’ are what get me through the day, like when my fiance sends me a smiley face text, or when the neighbor waves and smiles at me, and my faveorite is when i get a little letter in the mail. those are the tiny things that make a bad day a good day. i just hold on to that feeling and it helps me get through the day. i hope you have a great weekend!! thanks for hosting such a great link up!
I totally agree! This is an amazing point and one that I certainly overlooked. Sometimes those little things can be the greatest parts of our day. like a text from our spouses or an unexpected hug and I love you from our kids. Thanks for the awesome reminder!
I so needed this! You need to be a motivational speaker. Your words always speak to me! Thank you! XO
awww you are so sweet. I’m pretty sure no one would come and listen to me speak. haha thank you friend. heart you!
I hear ya… I agree with Aleks too… The little things can easily ruin your day, but just as easily make your day! I guess the goal is to pay more attention to the good little things and ignore the bad!
I couldn’t agree more! Less focus on the icky little things and more focus on the great little things.
I so love these posts…I must get on board.
Thank you Alissa for sharing your heart with us daily.
aww thank you friend. yes please, join me for coffee. I’d love to stop by and read your post. thank you for letting me share my heart.
love this so much alissa!! i agree that there are many things that just happen and are out of our control, but it’s all about how you handle the situation and react to things afterwards. you could sit and dwell on negative things, or you can take it, learn from it and move on, although probably easier said than done! happy weekend!
Thank you friend. I agree, it’s totally so much easier said than done. Next thing I know all my little things pile up and I’m the grumpiest mom around. lol. Don’t tell anyone, ok?
this week has been one of the hardest weeks of my life. I felt like every where i turned another wall came crashing down. it’s funny, because last night while i was lying in bed i was re-evaluating my day…trying to figure out exactly where and when it went wrong….and like you said today, it was those littlethings. those little things that if you let them get to you can ruin an entire week….once again thanks for being so open and honest…one day I hope to have coffee with you in person.
I’m so sorry that you had such a rough week friend. Those are really never any fun!! I’m praying that this week is a better one and that all the little things that pile up are all the wonderful blessings God’s raining down on you.
I enjoyed this post… and I agree, it’s the little things… like the dog jumping on you while you have your cup of coffee in hand or the cat jumping in your lap claws first causing you to spill your plate to the floor. it’s those little things that cause you to be grumpy, crabby, and nasty. Sounds like the 7 dwarfs lost some friends or are thos just Grumpy and his cohorts.
Anyway… take a deep breat and say… “This does not define me in the least.” and got to your happy place.
Thank you for this.