Every moment is a new beginning.  What do I mean by that?  We can choose to change our state of being in every single new moment we have.

Today Paul and I spent the day repairing the front walkway from the damage that had occurred from the house repair we had over the past 4 days.  On Thursday we had our drain tile in our home completely replaced around the house.  This is one of those jobs that is an immense amount of work.  You have to dig out a trench around the house 7 feet down and 3 feet wide to access the drain tile, then replace it and then put the dirt back in.  Our front yard suffered some damage due to the equipment used to dig.

During this process Paul and I stayed fairly positive and optimistic.  We were tired, but in good spirits.  We had a good crew of people helping us.  We were and continue to be very fortunate.  Tired, but thankful and fortunate.  🙂

Of course there were moments of stress over the past 5 days.  The power cables were pulled away from the house, underground live wires were found, the stairs were broken among other things.  It was an incredible process.  Some ups and downs for sure.

We had way more ups than we did downs though.  I attribute this to the fact that we know that every moment is a new beginning.  A new chance to change our state.  When we felt the stress come on, we chose to change the next moment.  To make it positive.  Hey, it’s not always easy…I get it.  But the more one practices it, the easier it gets to change that next moment into something better.

There is no point in dwelling in the state of frustration, or change from frustration to guilt because we caught ourselves not being in a state of gratitude.  It’s just about becoming aware of what you are feeling and then shifting that feeling to a better state.  It’s simple.  Find a way to FEEL GOOD NOW.

We are almost done.  Paul is outside fixing the stairs and I am going to make us something fantastic to eat for dinner!  Then we will celebrate our exhaustion with a job well done!

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