a little sour … turns into calm
i’m feeling a bit sour this evening.
i’m not going to babble on about the “why”.
poor jimmy has heard it already.
suffice to say i was tired of screaming tots (age 2 & 4).
i doubted my parenting ability. i felt like a lousy mother.
i was mortified that my poor neighbors hear my children when they were outside “playing”.
i was trying … but it all crashed down right before jimmy got home.
i was a groucho.
my family had to endure a groucho mom…. for hours.
after bedtime for said tots…
I decided to chill…
and I came across this fantastic quote I discovered earlier today during study time.
Sour starts fading away into calm.
it may take a really good night’s sleep to turn that frown upside down…
but the perspective shift was good for my soul.
everything about our Savior is calm, and full of joy, and good.
p.s. are those not the most cheerful “sour” candies you’ve ever seen. good… ol’ fashioned lemon drops.
Can I just tell you we all have days like that. You were smart to find something uplifting to focus on. The thing I’ve noticed for myself is that usually the day after a really bad day is a really great day, like the bad day was a rainy stormy day and the next day is full of bright sunshine. So now when I have a bad day I remind myself that tomorrow is going be such a great day. Now I need to figure out how to change the day that same day and not just wait for the day to be over.
And lemon drops are one of my favorites, they are such a happy candy, just thinking about them makes my tongue pucker.