Today I want to share something about “worry.” No doubt things have been CRAZY for all of us this past year, and it seems the CRAZY just keeps coming. So, what do we do with all of this worry? Here are some facts about worry:
40% of the things people worry about never happen
30% of worries are related to past matters, which are now beyond our control
12% of our worries have to do with our health, even when we are not actually ill
10% of our worries are about friends and neighbors and are not based in evidence or fact
Only 8% of our worries have some basis in reality, which means that over 90% of the things we worry about never happen
As I was preparing for class this morning, I thought about my September 2, 2020 versus my September 2, 2021. A year ago today, I was undergoing chemotherapy, and it was my second round. I didn’t feel good about anything. I didn’t feel good physically. I was losing lots of hair from treatment. And, the studio was closed. I always had faith that God was going to get me through, and get me through he did. I am a much stronger person mentally and physically than I was a year ago. But, I had to give it all to Him and try to stop being so upset as to “why” all of this was happening to me. Once I did that, things got better, but … I still “low key” worried about two things that I had no control over.
Would I lose all of my hair? This sounds trivial, but it really does get to you when handfuls of hair are coming out. Why was the hair so important to me? Because I wanted to finish my treatment and get the studio reopened and teach! I felt I couldn’t do it without my hair. And looking back on this, I feel so much love from all of the wonderful Yoga Barre babes that I don’t think they would have cared about my hair!
Would the studio survive being closed for four months? That’s tough for any small business. We had already been hit by CoVid. And now my treatment was interfering.
But as I look back, guess what? I came through treatment with enough hair to teach. Do I miss my long hair? Of course, I do. But short hair is fun and much cooler in a Mississippi summer. LOL!
Did the studio survive? Yes, it did. We have just completed a little renovation work, and we are adding TWO new formats - and I am even looking at a third format! We cannot wait to start sharing them with you - soon, very soon!
And just to prove the above statistics - 90% of the worry that weighed on me throughout treatment NEVER HAPPENED! So if you have worries weighing you down right now, try to remember this and focus on the positive.
When I woke up this morning, writing this blog post never entered my mind. This just organically came about as I prepared for class this morning. I was just playing around with this video before class. LOL! And, by the way, 9:00 am Vinyasa Flow, y’all were awesome. I loved flowing with you today.
Much love, Sandi