253. How To Be Awesome At Prioritizing Your State Of Mind

<div class=""><span class="s2">It is so easy to get into a funk… And I think most of the time it’s because we’re not being hyper aware about our mindset and working to adjust things when they feel off. Prioritizing that above other things. </span></div> <div class=""><span class="s2"> </span></div> <div class=""><span class="s2">It might mean canceling plans or hibernating for a little bit so you can re-calibrate and come back into the world feeling good and strong - with a clear and happy mind.</span></div> <div class=""> </div> <div class=""><span class="s2">Over the last few weeks, I have spent so much time in the hospital with Craig in the areas of the hospital where many of the patients are in bad shape. And then I come home and I am working to help my kids deal with their emotions and state of mind in the healthiest way we know how.</span></div> <div class=""> </div> <div class=""><span class="s2">And the way I’ve been able to do this… Through all the ups and downs, and uncertainty… Is by knowing that the state of mine, that I am in… Is literally everything. </span></div> <div class=""><span class="s2"> </span></div> <div class=""><span class="s2">The night before he went in for the most recent big surgery… before we were going to bed… I had all of the kids sleeping in my bed, and Craig was in the hospital… And sweet little Parker who I think has taken all of this, the hardest this go round… Was asking me questions like… If someone goes to heaven, can you text them there? </span></div> <div class=""> </div> <div class=""><span class="s2">Things that just tear at your insides… Because I know in reality the surgeries are so risky and every time we have an episode he has more scar tissue and at 51 years old we are really dealing with what is usually 80-year-old problems. It’s all very heavy and there is a lot of stress and worry. </span></div> <div class=""> </div> <div class=""><span class="s2">But when I find myself thinking… If the worst case happened… How would I even get off the floor… And I picture mysel