Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff – And Its All Small Stuff

— Oscar Wilde.

My mom was dwindling fast. The cancer had moved from her Uterine lining to her chest cavity, heart and brain. I tried willing her to wake up, tried praying she would wake, and tried pleading with her to wake up one more time….albeit for completely selfish reasons. I wanted to chance to tell her how sorry I was for everything that I had put her through, from being a bratty teen, to going to treatment, for honoring my husbands (at the time’s) wishes when it came to family matters instead of hers, from the stress I put on her through the divorce and to thank her for always being my person. Thanks be to God, or Law of Attraction, or my begging she did wake up! As soon as she did I started spewing all of my “I’m Sorry for…” and “Thank you for….” which she stopped me before I got much out. She said to me “you know I love you, even though we’ve had our issues. The one thing I want you to do that I didn’t is LIVE when you get the chance…..don’t wait, take in the small stuff because its all small stuff in the end”. She may have been quoting one of her favorite books “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff – and Its All Small Stuff” by Richard Carlson, but it is great advice. I’ll admit, its taken me a few years to wholeheartedly listen to her advice but it feels good now. I will be diving into whole health for women specifically and am here to encourage, uplift, and inspire you ~ lets take this new journey together. Much love, Mrs. J