https://witanddelight.com/2020/08/a-case-for-being-okay-with-okay/ A Lifestyle Blog Sat, 29 Aug 2020 18:09:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://witanddelight.com/2020/08/a-case-for-being-okay-with-okay/#comment-676562 Sat, 29 Aug 2020 18:09:01 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=57371#comment-676562 LOVED this article, being the first born myself I identified in so many ways. We bought/ moved into this home 9 months before COVID hit & I lost my job. While it was only part time (24 hr per wk), it wasn’t what we’d planned. I didn’t hear anything about unemployment for many weeks, so I went ahead and filed for Social Security (about a year earlier than planned). Then the unemployment checks started coming in (I’m getting HOW much? It’s over 3x my regular amount!). I found the time home really helped us get that ‘honey do’ list carved WAY down, and the extra money helped with that, too. We are going to get about 80% of that list done by the end of the year — WAY ahead of schedule. Plus we are going to take a break shortly to go camping….something I’ve dreamed of doing for 5 years now. Truly it’s all about looking at our many blessings and being thankful. 2020 won’t be my favorite year, but no one in our family has been sick, we’re all well, and except for me, no one has lost their job (which was a blessing, anyway). Hubby & I are now retired, and enjoying this new home we bought (which was built the same year I was born, so its OLD!), and working harder than we ever believed we would in our early retirement. I’m wondering when I’ll FEEL retired, though – hubs says it will take a year! We’ll see….

]]> https://witanddelight.com/2020/08/a-case-for-being-okay-with-okay/#comment-675835 Sun, 16 Aug 2020 01:57:31 +0000 https://witanddelight.com/?p=57371#comment-675835 It sounds like you’re really getting in tune with your feelings and emotions. I’m not sure why you’re experiencing the tears, but it reminded me of a good trick from cognitive behaviour therapy is to ask yourself: what’s the worst that could happen? In our need for perfection, for instance, let’s say the kid brings mud into the house and tracks it all the way up stairs. We could get upset. Or we could say “what’s the worst that could happen?” Basically, you’ll have to clean up. But that’s not the end of the world. Like you say – it’s ok, and THAT’S ok!

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