Making mountains out of molehills - we all do it!

“The time has come to lay that “baggage” down and leave behind all the struggling and striving. You can be set free as you journey forward into a balanced healthy and rewarding future” - S. Augustine.

Today is a new day and over the last couple of days I`ve realised that I need to stop 'making mountains out of molehills'. It's something many of us do and it affects our mental health and well-being as well as our relationships with others.

How many of us have baggage that we carry around everyday? It weighs us down and sometimes it’s hard to budge. At the minute I’m overloaded with baggage and I need to set myself free, not just for me, but my husband and boys too. Some of this baggage is minor issues that I view as huge (they really aren't)! However, its only with taking the time to reflect that I have registered that much of my 'baggage' is from little things that I have 'grown' in my mind. These are having an impact on my health and how I interact and engage with family, friends, colleagues - anyone really. How many of you can associate with this?

So, I have decided that from today anything that angers, upsets, annoys, worries or confuses me, I am going to write down on a piece of paper, fold up and hand to my husband to read. Sharing is caring after all. By telling my husband my feelings, it allows him in and provides him the opportunity to understand the head space I am in without him potentially getting an ear full later on! I'm not afraid to admit (ashamed, but not afraid) that my husband is the one who seems to face the brunt of my roller coaster of emotions, which he shouldn't, nut its our nearest and dearest who we can be our true selves around - warts and all!

Once my husband has read my thoughts or feelings, I am then going to throw it in the bin. It is this last step that is the second most important (the first being the sharing part). As I throw them in the bin, I will inhale a deep breath and then exhale slowly as I release the piece of paper. Whilst exhaling I will let all of the negative feelings go - releasing one 'bag' off my load.

I'm hoping that by doing this with all of my little 'bags', that my mental load will become lighter over the next few days and weeks and I will be less stressed, more positive and be a healthier person all round.

So... what 'bag' do you want to get offload? Please right in my comments section on the homepage beginning with...

"I am letting go of..."