Not my post but really helps change your perspective especialy in trivial matters...
My husband works from home, where his workshop is just down the hall from our daughter’s bedroom. Since my daughter goes to bed early and my husband tends to work late, there are many nights I tuck her in to the sounds of dremels, sanders, lasers, and the likes.
A few nights ago, I mentioned to her that dad’s workshop sounded especially loud that night. I offered to close her bedroom door a bit more than usual, to help drown out the sound. I was surprised, though, when she immediately turned down my offer.
“I don’t mind,” she told me. “It actually makes me feel safe, knowing he’s so close.”
………What?
She took something that I automatically interpret as annoying - loud sounds, especially when you’re trying to sleep - and turned it into something…comforting?!
I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it ever since she said it. What would my day-to-day look and feel like if I fully embraced that mentality?
“I don’t mind the TV playing so loud, it means I have family members watching it.”
“I don’t mind that the kitchen is dirty. It means we have food and a safe place to prepare and eat it together.”
“I don’t mind waking up early to take my daughter to school, it means I have a child and she’s learning and growing.”
Today, I’m challenging myself to take another look at the things that annoy me. It’s not that the annoying thing will somehow become less annoying - I mean, leaving cups and bottles on the coffee table like we live in a frat house will probably ALWAYS annoy me - it’s that the fact we’re annoyed with something means we have it in the first place. The fact that we’re annoyed with someONE means we have someones in our life.
Join my challenge this week if you want! It may not make you less annoyed, but it will certainly make you feel more grateful.
My husband works from home, where his workshop is just down the hall from our daughter’s bedroom. Since my daughter goes to bed early and my husband tends to work late, there are many nights I tuck her in to the sounds of dremels, sanders, lasers, and the likes.
A few nights ago, I mentioned to her that dad’s workshop sounded especially loud that night. I offered to close her bedroom door a bit more than usual, to help drown out the sound. I was surprised, though, when she immediately turned down my offer.
“I don’t mind,” she told me. “It actually makes me feel safe, knowing he’s so close.”
………What?
She took something that I automatically interpret as annoying - loud sounds, especially when you’re trying to sleep - and turned it into something…comforting?!
I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it ever since she said it. What would my day-to-day look and feel like if I fully embraced that mentality?
“I don’t mind the TV playing so loud, it means I have family members watching it.”
“I don’t mind that the kitchen is dirty. It means we have food and a safe place to prepare and eat it together.”
“I don’t mind waking up early to take my daughter to school, it means I have a child and she’s learning and growing.”
Today, I’m challenging myself to take another look at the things that annoy me. It’s not that the annoying thing will somehow become less annoying - I mean, leaving cups and bottles on the coffee table like we live in a frat house will probably ALWAYS annoy me - it’s that the fact we’re annoyed with something means we have it in the first place. The fact that we’re annoyed with someONE means we have someones in our life.
Join my challenge this week if you want! It may not make you less annoyed, but it will certainly make you feel more grateful.
