Whistle as You Ride Your Bike!

It amazes me to watch my son.  Children are oblivious to things that we as adults (unfortunately), let eat at us.  He does things with an innocence and carefree attitude, that makes me envy him. When his friend says something hurtful, or dumps him to go play with another kid, he shrugs his shoulders and moves on.  He doesn't dwell on it. He doesn't let it play over and over in his mind.  He doesn't lose sleep.  He gets on his bike and rides around the block whistling to himself!

*This literally just happened to him, and that is what he is doing*

I can't help but think, if I handled things the way he does, how much better things would be. I just spent the last week fretting on and off about something, when I should just have gotten on my bike and rode around the block whistling to myself!  Why do we do this?  

Now granted there are some things that as adults, should be in our thoughts.  We can't live life oblivious to our responsibilities, the family that God has entrusted to our care, to our marriages, etc.  I'm talking about the other things that occupy WAY too much of our thoughts and time, but are not as big of a deal as we make them out to be.

You know what I'm talking about......

"So and so didn't say hi to me as she passed me in the hall!" 

"This guy cut me off in traffic, now my whole day is ruined" 

"They gave me American cheese instead of cheddar on my sandwich today" 

Ok, these are exaggerations to make my point.....I hope!

But seriously, be truthful with yourself for two days. Write down the things that occupy your thoughts each day. Take a few minutes every couple of hours and just jot down the things that have occupied your thoughts in that time.  

At the end of the day, read your list. Pray about it, and ask God to help you 

~ improve on the things that occupy your thoughts and time, that shouldn't. 

~ to worry less and dwell less on things that really, in the grand scheme of things, don't matter. 

~ to not let your day get ruined by trivial matters. 

~ rely on Him more. 

You will not only see where your day goes better, but also where your evening time with your family is better, as well.  You'll find more to praise God for.