{B} is for Burden or Unburden?

It’s unusual for a weekday mornings to start on a lazy, relaxed, weekend kind of pace. I wake up late: 7:10 A.M. Today is not the usual rush hour morning. No burdens, no chores. I sip my tea, while watching inspirational videos. I’m going to take it easy today, as I was up late last night writing. It’s spring break. The nine year-old went off to her grandparents place with the DH, in the wee hours of the morning. They live nearby. The nineteen year old has to get to work only at eleven, so I have ample time to unwind for a change, and take it easy.

But sometimes when you think life is all hunky dory, someone just drops a bombshell on you, and you get all emotional and weepy.  To make things worse, I am badly pmsing too, so I might be over-reacting. I almost start to brawl, but hold back. The nineteen year old wraps me in a warm hug and says, “Mamma, you don’t have to carry the entire world’s burden on your shoulders all the time.”

That hits the nail. Yes, we possibly cannot carry the world’s burdens on our shoulders, and that’s the truth. We can just be accountable for our feelings. We can chose to be happy or sad. We can choose to not let others words affect us, and continue to carry on. We can chose not to weigh down our world and our minds with the “should haves” and “must-nots.”

We can choose to let go, move on, be at peace and continue to smile. It’s all up to us.

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My theme for this year’s Blogging from A-Z Challenge is April Anecdotes that are twenty-six compelling tales of some real people, and some not so real people. These tales will be surreal, peppered with a dose of non-fiction, but some might just be a figment of my over active imagination. You can read my theme here.