05/03/2026
Sorry to anyone waiting for replies to emails or messages but last night didn't go to plan...
What should have been an hour round trip took 5 hours as my car broke down!
I found myself going through a whole range of emotions from thinking it was funny, worry, fear, anger, resentment and tiredness! (as well as being cold and hungry!)
Then I decided to take control of some of my feelings so I focused on the positives:
- we were all safe and really that's all that matters
but also...
- the kindness shown to us by others in the fact that my family got rescued while I waited and friends offered to come and keep me company or bring warm drinks
- glad I keep books that have nowhere else to live in my boot (I call it my boot library!) - and it had a blanket in there too
- the moon was gorgeous and I felt like she was watching over me (sounds kind of crazy I know but it was comforting!)
- the breakdown guy was kind to me as well as fixing the problem
- I had some time to relax on my own
So all the other thoughts were still there (stressed as I had family coming round for dinner so I missed them, worried that I had a zillion other things I had planned to be doing)but I chose what to focus on and it helped me stay positive and calm.
It's an interesting thing to do, try and make a choice over what you think about in this way and see how you get on too!
Sorry to those waiting for a reply, I will get back to you today or tomorrow π