Doctor’s Appointment

I had a doctor’s appointment today. I have some minor issues that I wanted to address. I don’t like going to the doctors…why? I work at a doctor’s office going to one as a patient is not fun. Upon his entrance he shakes my hand and asks how I’m doing. So I tell him the problems I’m having and his answer is that it appears that I have too much stress in my life. Hum…thank you for your professional opinion.

The funny thing about stress is that I try to remove it from my life but the more I try the more I’m spinning my wheels. Let’s see what some options are:

1. I could ignore it. That never works because it comes out in other ways – acid reflux, etc.

2. I could have a melt down. Nay, I love life too much and would miss it if I gave into a melt down.

3. I could cry. It messes my make up, my eyes get puffy, you get the idea.

The way I try to handle stress is that I turn to God for strength and peace. I pray during the day short little prayers. Yesterday was especially a stressful day at work. At one point I just had to go the restroom to clear my mind. I stood there and prayed for God’s peace. I could feel His peace from my head all the way down to my toes. It helped.

I don’t know what to do about the continued stress in the different areas of my life because they are not going away. What I can do is stay focus on the One who is able to relieve and remove the stress. I can choose to surrender my will to His will and submit to Him. I know my doctor means well but there isn’t anything he can do for me medically, but God bless him he is going to try.

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© Nadine Z. 2006