Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth

Today... well today is poo. Almost everywhere I look (even in my own home), someone is complaining. Almost everyone seems irritable. Today I've been working hard. I did some cleaning, had fun "experimenting" in the kitchen with the kids (and we ended up making delicious wantons), did some job costing and wrote up some estimates for my husband, and I even made a treasure hunt for the kids! The kids whined about the cleaning even though I was the one doing it (typical really), then they whined about cooking and having to eat the food despite feeling like they are "starving"... <insert HUGE eye roll here>. Got frustrated with QuickBooks because I couldn't find the thing I have only used twice and I knew it was there... just hiding. (Found you in the end though, didn't I, you little... BLEEP.) And just as we're starting the treasure hunt, my 6 year old princess peanut head rips it in two and declares she's not doing it. My 7 year old son is overjoyed because this means he gets my undivided attention since his sister has now shut herself in her room... apparently she's punishing me for trying to have fun... I don't get it, but whatever. He lasted a whole 5 questions before he gave up. This I don't get either because I gave him the answer. Not a hint, the actual answer! Okay I gave him like 3 hints first, but he just wasn't getting it. So he gave up too and now they're both reading on the couch and I can hear their disgruntled, irritated-with-mom conversation floating up the stairs. How dare I try to have fun! Then there's me, who snapped at her loving husband just because he's missing her and trying to reach out across the many, many miles that separate them (cue the sappy music). I believe my exact words were "I love you and I'd like to keep on loving you" in my, less than stellar, tone that (to me) clearly says right-now-isn't-a-good-time-and-I-don't-have-time-for-this. He has yet to return my last text. So as soon as I'm done writing this, I'm going to calm down with a beer and call him back to grovel (that's always fun). In the hopes of calming down, I scrolled through Facebook to see complaint, after complaint, after complaint. I'm about to write a less than loving note about creating your own universe with your words and thoughts and maybe we can stop complaining for just one day and say/do something positive instead when I am graced by my Ace-in-the-hole, Ms. Doreen Virtue. Here is what she said and you try to tell me there's no such thing as synchronicity and it's all random coincidence that people assign meaning to. Pffft!
"Today you may notice that people are irritable. This is because they are afraid, nervous, and feeling insecure. Many people are dealing with fears about their own lives and the world. They worry about the future. This makes them react out of fear, which can come across as anger.

Our divine purpose is to bring peace and love to this planet. When we meet someone who is afraid and acting on that fear, our mission is to transmute that fear energy through compassion and prayer. This also includes people in the media and the news.

So let us pray that we each have the patience, understanding, and compassion toward our brothers and sisters who are afraid. Instead of reacting to them with fear or judgment about their actions, let us be cognizant that this is an opportunity to heal and uplift the energy, one person at a time.

In this way, we can help untangle the actions of fear. Suffering and pain always come from actions that are fear-based. You and I can help open the hearts of others so that their actions are loved-based, now and in the future."
Are you kidding me?! That woman is a mind reader. I swear she has a link to me directly because she's so spot on every single time. But more to the point, I have a message from God about what I have to do to feel better on whiny days. So as soon as I pop the cap off this beer and take a breath I will let my light shine and hopefully help some people today. Maybe I should start with my kids and hubby? Just sayin'.

In light and love;
~A