What is Frankly Friday?
Let’s define Frankly shall we…
frankly |ˈfra ng klē|adverbin an open, honest, and direct manner
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I want this to be a way for all of us to be open, raw, and transparent with not only each other…but with ourselves. I think we put a lot of stock into the “fear” of what others may think of us…into the “fear” of really putting what’s on your heart out there in case someone decides to tear you down.
I’m over the fear & you should be too.
So let’s write…whether it’s about a situation you’re struggling through, a victory you’ve made, a memory that you can’t let go of…anything as long as it’s honest.
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Hello Hello.
Welcome to another Frankly Friday post.
More often than not i have to remind myself: just breathe.
Life can be so…much sometimes that i get caught up in all the things i need to do, want to do, should do that i forget to enjoy the moment.
Who else is with me?
Each day holds new challenges, new frustrations, new joys, new ________.
More distractions, less distractions, each day is obviously a contradiction; but that is life right?
Contradictions are a part of it…struggles and joy come within minutes of each other.
I suppose I needed a
good slap in the face reminder that life doesn’t always go the way that I plan.
Life isn’t always cookie-cutter or easy to spell out…and that is ok. I’m a
worrier, a person ridden with anxiety, and I can get ‘worked-up’ over sometimes
the smallest things {winner traits I tell
ya!|. Throughout the struggle of not always being able to calm myself down I’ve
realized something very, VERY important:
you with me on this?
…I am NOT the one in control.
Hmmm. Do you have any idea how hard that is for me to admit out loud? I, Amy,
am not in control…du-ang.
I am slowly becoming
ok with that notion, more than ok really.
. . .
Would you like to know something funny?
This morning as I’m running on ZERO (seriously, maybe an hour) sleep rushing to
get things thrown into my car and get to work all in one piece (because we have
the Christmas Party at work today and I’m in charge of decorating the table, so
my car is packed full)…a service light comes on.
No biggie right?
WRONG.
I have NO IDEA what this service light means…and it kept saying “service for…. Service
for….” And then saying “Reducing power of engine”….great. So not only have I this
month had to spend $$ on my almost dying cat, I am not going to have to take my
car in to get looked at….by a dealership.
::slams head against desk::
So…funny that I would be talking about control today…about just breathing and letting things come as they may. As I am now
calculating just how much this is going to set me back.
AH.
God is in control though; and no I don’t mean that in the cheesy Godddddd is in controlllllll.
God really is in control, and I am happy about that.
That doesn’t mean I won’t have struggle or frustration; it just means that I know
He’s got my back and is rooting for me. I’m not alone in my battles, I can
honestly just breathe. . . .
good slap in the face reminder that life doesn’t always go the way that I plan.
Life isn’t always cookie-cutter or easy to spell out…and that is ok. I’m a
worrier, a person ridden with anxiety, and I can get ‘worked-up’ over sometimes
the smallest things {winner traits I tell
ya!|. Throughout the struggle of not always being able to calm myself down I’ve
realized something very, VERY important:
you with me on this?
…I am NOT the one in control.
Hmmm. Do you have any idea how hard that is for me to admit out loud? I, Amy,
am not in control…du-ang.
I am slowly becoming
ok with that notion, more than ok really.
. . .
Would you like to know something funny?
This morning as I’m running on ZERO (seriously, maybe an hour) sleep rushing to
get things thrown into my car and get to work all in one piece (because we have
the Christmas Party at work today and I’m in charge of decorating the table, so
my car is packed full)…a service light comes on.
No biggie right?
WRONG.
I have NO IDEA what this service light means…and it kept saying “service for…. Service
for….” And then saying “Reducing power of engine”….great. So not only have I this
month had to spend $$ on my almost dying cat, I am not going to have to take my
car in to get looked at….by a dealership.
::slams head against desk::
So…funny that I would be talking about control today…about just breathing and letting things come as they may. As I am now
calculating just how much this is going to set me back.
AH.
God is in control though; and no I don’t mean that in the cheesy Godddddd is in controlllllll.
God really is in control, and I am happy about that.
That doesn’t mean I won’t have struggle or frustration; it just means that I know
He’s got my back and is rooting for me. I’m not alone in my battles, I can
honestly just breathe. . . .
Past Frankly Fridays:
Yuck. I hope everything turns out ok with your car! I struggle to live in the moment — and not be thinking about the next one and the next one and the next — a lot a lot.
If you figure it out, let me know? 🙂
When it rains it pours. Will be keeping you in my prayers! This too shall pass.
I swear I learn the God is in control lesson on a regular basis. I always have to tell myself, "Deep breaths, you're being taken care of." It's tough being human sometimes.
Are you aware that when the engine light comes on you can go to a place like Auto Zone and they have a gadget that plugs into your car and tells you what is wrong with it. (Sometimes it's pretty vague but it gives you a place to start while skipping the expense of dealers.) And they give you the diagnosis for free.
We are dealing with that right now because the light came on in our van… a month and a half after our car completely died haha. Seriously… I HAVE to laugh at this stuff. It's just ridiculous timing. 🙂
I hope your car problem isn't a major one!
what a morning! i hope your christmas party went well! and that you were able to enjoy it without too much worry and stress!
Hope you had a great time at your Christmas party!!! Thanks for the reminder about breathing knowing that God is in control….In light of all that happened today, that's exactly what we need to be thinking about!
Yes, yes, yes, God is in control. I love it and don't love it and it's freeing on moment and causes me to crumble the next. But we know that his plan brings us life and that's what we will cling to in the midst of the freakin' service light.
Oh life. Thanks for being so raw. I feeeel you.
Crap…I forgot to link up until now! Oops. Better late than never I suppose! And yes, breathing is good and God is even better. Love you girl!