Current mood: inspired
This cold has been one of the worst ones I have ever experienced!!! It is kicking my butt BAD! I have only had 6 hours of broken sleep in the past two days, my throat keeps hurting so bad I can't swallow, both my ears ache, my nose gets so congested I can't breathe out of it, my body aches and I just feel crummy to say the least. Plus to top it all off, as if it couldn't possibly get any worse, but I just started my period! I know I know TMI but still, with that comes feeling even worse. I feel like throwing up now, my stomach is cramping and my head hurts!!! This is getting out of control!!!Anyway, this morning Mia woke up in one of her bad moods again. Nothing was making her happy and she was screaming and fussing every two seconds. Sometimes for no good reason at all. Her nose is draining alot today and she is still sick, which is what I think is the main reason for making her moody. This morning was definately a struggle of patience for me. She started doing things that really aggravate me like messing with the TV (turning it off and on, making turn to static), eating paper she finds, and just other things. I kept finding myself saying NO STOP THAT! DONT EAT THAT! DONT TOUCH! every two seconds. Of course she would blow up in an ear piercing scream when I would take it away from her, stop her, or smack her hand telling her no.
It was finally getting really bad. My patience level was nearly gone, I was still feeling very sick from everything, and I just had it. I was getting very close to losing my patience with her and it took every ounce of strength in me to remain calm. Then something caught my attention right in the middle of the battle. Something on the sliding door screen. I looked closer and sure enough it was a Praying Mantis. I have seen maybe 1 or 2 since we moved here, and its a very rare thing to see. I quickly grabbed the camera and took a picture of it. It was just hanging out there. I then picked up Mia to show her and she seemed to like it for a little while. Of course when I put her back down she blew up again. I soon put her to bed after that.
Then I became curious. I wondered if seeing a Praying Mantis meant anything. I am not a heavy believer in the mystical and or symbolism but sometimes I like to just have fun with it and entertain myself with the meanings of certain things. So I looked it up on the internet and sure enough... seeing a Praying Mantis does symbolize something. What is the meaning? Patience is the number one thing. Infact a website said it most when it described:
"When it appears in your life it is asking you to direct your energy, your thoughts, your actions in a different way. Asking the following questions can give you the necessary insight to help motivate appropriate changes. Have I lost patience in a particular situation? ..............."
BINGO! According to this interpretation, I was losing my patience with Mia and I need to redirect my energy. WOW. I read that stunned and intrigued. Again, I am not a heavy believer in all of that stuff but still it did make me stop and reevaluate my patience level and situation. I am more calm down and ready for whatever Little Monster Mia has in store for me the rest of the day. I feel calm and collected and refreshed... and for that I have to thank the little Praying Mantis for their quiet little visit to our home.
