life nowadays

nowadays i feel that i have good people i can rely on to be there with me when times are tough...

we're all fighting loads of battles but there's something affirming about the people i encounter everyday. it doesn't make me immune to panic or stress... but it just makes the load somewhat more bearable.  i can't say easy because it's still very hard.

a good insight i learned today is changing your mindset to what situation is given to you.  i'm a very easily flustered person... so this is hard for me.  however, i know i should work on myself to be more calm and level-headed just so i can troubleshoot in a more lucid manner.

i won't let worry consume me.  i have good people to stand by me and guide me and i have a God that's constantly trying to refine me by teaching me lessons.

i also appreciate spending time with family.. watching the kids, having a beer with my brother and my sister in law... it seems like it just makes me realize the important things in life and prevents me from focusing on the fleeting, superficial aspects of it.