Monday, November 8, 2010

Why do you always have to be doing something, anyhow?

Occassionally, I take a gander at my horoscope and when I do, I tend to look at a few days at a time. Below are Deep Thoughts upon reading my horoscope ;-)
Today's horoscope for Cancer 
Don't stress yourself out trying to control things you can't control. If you can't control them (and you know what 'them' are), you can't control them. So take a step back and then take a deep breath and then let go. You've done everything you can do (and you know it), so just enjoy the free time, if you can (and you can). Why do you always have to be doing something, anyhow? Some days it's okay to just be.
While there is nothing that is weighing on my mind that I should let go, this stood out for me because I do like to be in control of just about everything. As I look back at my weekend and, more than likely, most every weekend this year, I do not take much time to just be. As I think about it, when I take time t 'just be'. I probably fall asleep or start thnking about everything I SHOULD be doing. My action item: plan time for myself to just be. Build it into my plans for the week and make it part of my routine and add it to my list of things I should do.

Tomorrow's
There is absolutely nothing wrong with letting people help you -- even if you worry that they're doing all the work. You've been on the other side, so remind yourself how wonderful it can feel to give someone you care about that extra little something that cheers them up, gets them where they want to be or saves them time.
I am HORRIBLE at asking for help because I feel like I am putting someone out of I ask them to help me. This is a reminder that peope genuinely like to help.  My action item: huh, I am even having trouble committing to an action item around asking for help (by putting it in writing). Alright - I will ask my friends for help in somethingthat I am doing by myself. I am in the process of buying a car and would love advice from some of my friends. I am going to enlist their support.

2 comments:

CF Lewisville said...

I think you should get a new car. I will happily take your current car off your hands :)

hopefully that will help you out.


david

Cathy said...

thanks Dave - I knew I could rely on my friends. Just not quite the support/help I was looking for ;-)