You've Got This

Do you have that one person who can always ease your mind no matter what? I do, she is my best friend, Melinda Palmer.

I am preparing to move 300 miles from my current residence and I know it really isn't that great of a distance, but let's face it, it's not across town either. Instead oh getting a moving truck and simply moving everything at once I will be making several trips over a month's time. (I know this doesn't make sense, but I probably set it up this way so that I could slowly say goodbye to a place I have grown to love and call home) The first trip was dedicated to clothes, shoes, accessories etc.

30 minutes before I was set to leave I had a moment of weakness and went into full throttle flip out mode. Yes, that still happens to every now and then, I am human after all...


Melinda asked me if I was all set and ready to go. My response was: "I need to start getting ready, I am sitting in my pjs and paralyzed by anxiety. Too much to do and I am afraid of leaving something behind and everything is unorganized ARRRGGGGHHHHH! Ok deep breaths, sorry I just went into panic mode. (lol)"

As always Melinda knew exactly what to say to me. She sai,d "Remember that you are coming back.  Anything that you forget you can always get later.  It won't be gone forever. I get the unorganized, but just think of it as moving your things from one room to another   It's not that it is unorganized, you're just in the middle of a project."

Then she said the magical words that put everything in perspective for me, "It may be hard not knowing where things are, but that's how your life has been for a while. You've handled much scarier with grace, you have totally got this."

She was right, my emotions had been a disorganized mess for the last couple of years. I resolved those issues so now that only leaves my belongings and I had to remember I was only MOVING the items. Yes, I have been through A LOT worse in my life.

Next she kept repeating, "You've got this ok? You've got this, you are going to be fine."

She was right, I arrived to my new home with all of my disorganized mess packed tightly in the car. I didn't leave any tangible items behind but I kept feeling like I left something... Then I realized I did, I left a lot of really great friends behind, especially her.

I hope each and everyone of you has at least one person in your life that stands behind you and says:


 

You've got this

My sweet darling Melinda xoxoxox