How Do We Not 'Sweat the Small Stuff?'

The weekend of June 25th was anything but normal. What started off as a relaxing Saturday at home turned out to be a hectic and nerve-wracking experience. I was driving to the drugstore to buy a few necessities when my cell phone rang with Shake devastated on the other end. She was faced with a situation that terrified her and forced her to take action by steering to the nearest emergency unit of a local hospital. We spent almost 4 hours agonizing over the unknown until we were finally told her condition was nothing to fear - baby 'K' would be all right. Having been faced with a situation as such really opened our eyes to the notion of rest and ‘taking-it-easy’. Taking it easy?? Wow, my life has been anything BUT THAT the past while. Since ‘THE SIGN’ went up last week, we were faced with multiple offers on our beloved home, and finally sold for more than the asking price. With V away I was a wreck, trying to organize our life in the best way possible. In the meantime, those close to me were experiencing the loss of a 3-month-old ‘thought’. Much to our disbelief, Shake was back in the hospital on Monday only to discover her 3 month old dream had never made it past 6 weeks. The devastation we all felt for her was beyond explanation, but now, a week after this sad news, she is doing much better and will move on with her life. A new ‘thought’ will hopefully be awaiting them in the near future. This experience has really made me re-evaluate what matters in life and how important it is to NOT sweat the small stuff. The question this time is…how do we know what is ‘small enough’ to NOT worry. Something that may be small for me can be huge for the next person?! My move to Mexico is HUGE for me…so I worry. Shake’s loss was huge for her, so she worries. What I’m trying to say here is, no matter how small or how big the matter is, depending on how passionate one may feel about the situation, it can be huge. Size does matter…depending on the individual. We are products of human nature; we can’t help but ‘sweat the small stuff’…after all, we’re women.