I don't know why, but I totally get phone anxiety. It's usually worse when I have to cold call someone I've never talked to, or when I have to talk to someone in an official capacity (dentist, doctor, electric company, etc, etc.) Well, this weekend my anxiety reared it's ugly face when there became a mix up with our insurance. I got this information at a time when I would have to wait until Monday to sort it out and ALL WEEKEND I WAS DYING. I couldn't sleep the first night, last night I just kept running through what I was gonna say. I was plain out scared. Over a phone call. Yes, I am aware of how crazy that sounds, but no judging here, right?
As a result of this fear, I was a little (okay a LOT) self-absorbed, and kinda short with Mitch (my husband). I had let my anxiety completely change my mood, attitude, and outlook on the day, and because of that I began the day being critical of the most important person in my life. Needless to say, I felt LOUSY!
Well, after it all was over (and all turned out perfectly fine) I was thinking over what had happened and how I had given too much control to my fears. Well, I came to the conclusion that I just needed to take some advice from Cinderella.
Five words. FIVE!! That's it. If I had just remembered these five words, and acted on them...maybe I could have avoided some heartache this weekend. You know what's great though? There's always tomorrow! Tomorrow is a new day, and I can always work to be better. So here's to having courage to face my fears, and being kind to those around me.
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