DON’T CONNECT THE DOTS! Have you ever experienced a meltdown…the kind where you find yourself in a messy puddle on the floor? I have a concept called, "Pennie’s DOT Theory", that states: “Any event that happens to us, around us, or concerns us is just one tiny DOT in the grand adventure of life. If we over-think one DOT it becomes magnified and joins with other DOTs to form a mass of stress that creates imbalance and unhappiness.” If we blow one DOT out of proportion it can consume us, make us irrational and ultimately we end up in that messy puddle. The problem is we over think a little DOT allowing it to become a big DOT. Remember this – D--O--T- DON’T OVER THINK the DOT! It happened to me. It began with a flu shot. Well, the flu shot is not responsible for the entire meltdown but it is the DOT that began the snowball rolling. For three days after the shot I felt tired, drained and far from the perky, optimistic, personality I am known for. My fatigue turned into a colossal cold. Another DOT. I stopped working out, stopped meditating, stopped eating right…DOT… DOT… DOT! As the days continued my snowball began rolling faster. More stressful DOTs showed up. The imbalance grew. I broke dishes, forgot things and my blood pressure went up. As the DOTs continued to connect, overwhelm set in. I began allowing the profanities of human emotions to marinate with the DOTs…. You know the ones… words like, jealousy, resentment, anger, insecurity, and ultimately the BIG four letter word - FEAR! Then it happened. It doesn't matter what the “IT” was… it was just another DOT, but the most dangerous kind for me…my feelings were hurt. The snowball aimed right for that DOT rolling around in it until every dirty bit of it was connected to the DOT party forming in my head. It was just the DOT to heat up the snowball enough for it to come to a full stop, a complete meltdown and a DOT EXPLOSION! The pity party wasn't pretty. The meltdown was ugly. The DOT explosion was epic causing a massive heart attack. You see, when you over-think little DOTs they join with other DOTs in the same way blood cells stick together to block your arteries. You don’t function well and it eventually leads to a heart attack. Thank goodness DOT heart attacks don’t send you to the hospital. Yet, they have the power to do just as much damage. Accumulating and over-thinking DOTs stifles your happiness. Fear takes over attacking your heart and breaking down its protective covering until an explosive meltdown occurs. A crack is formed and your heart is scared in hidden ways. Finally, I stepped back from the dirty puddle I was sitting in and realized I had broken my own DOT rules. By over thinking every little DOT I had given them the power to become huge in my mind. I allowed them to connect one, by one, stripping me of my calm, my contentment and my happiness. They blinded me and I couldn't see around them. I carried the huge DOT mass around like a collection of boulders in a backpack. Only as I dropped the backpack did they tumble out before me and I could see the tiny pebbles each of them really were. Just tiny DOTs in the grand adventure of life! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Pennie’s Life Lesson: “Any event that happens to us, around us, or concerns us is just one tiny DOT in the grand adventure of life. Don’t Over-Think the DOTs!" ***Since we all learn from each other, I would love to have you share your thoughts and experiences relating to this post in a comment below. Thank you!*** All Rights Reserved Copyright © 2013 Pennie Hunt This was written and produced by Pennie Hunt. Feel free to forward this post. Please keep the entire message intact, including contact, logo, and copyright information. If you have any questions or comments, or for reprint permission please email: [email protected] Thank you!
4 Comments
Sharla
12/5/2013 10:28:15 pm
Wow, Pennie. I love this analogy!
Reply
Darlene
12/9/2013 01:50:50 am
Pennie this is exactly the way I have be thinking for the last few weeks.I have hurt myself in side where I wanted to give up on even grooming myself all because I started over thinking every little thing.I was reacting with out thinking! Pushing people out of my life.Then the wondering came in full force...WHY was I even here? After talking with you I waited to read Don't connect the Dots...your right and Thank you..
Reply
Sandra Hoffman-Mooney
12/12/2013 05:45:48 am
Wonderful article!
Reply
Pennie Hunt Robinson
12/7/2013 01:07:47 pm
Thank you, Sharla! I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed this!
Reply
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorThere is a certain magic about where I live both physically and spiritually – on the crossroads of Spirit and Brave. Archives
August 2024
Categories
All
|
PLEASE NOTE: This page does not provide medical or legal advice, professional diagnosis, opinion, treatment or services to you or to any other individual. Through this site and links to other sites, Pennie Hunt provides general information for inspiration, encouragement and educational purposes only. The information provided in this site, or through links to other sites, is not a substitute for legal, medical, or professional care, and you should not use the information in place of a visit, call or the advice of your lawyer, physician or other healthcare provider. |