Thursday; May 21
After getting done with the machine at the gym last week, I was wiping it down when my compulsiveness took over. I took a few swipes at it and figured I needed to go over it one more time, but this time rather than cleaning, I hit my tablet and it turned up the volume – way up! When I did that, I was standing there hearing music blaring in my ears with a sanitizing wipe in one hand and trying to search for the volume button with the other. I think my hearing is still in tact, but I have to admit that for a few seconds, I was feeling pretty uncomfortable. As I walked away from the gym with my ears ringing, I got to thinking about how my anxiety left me shaking my head – literally! Yet, it also reminded me of a warning about stress, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” (Philippi...