Live and let live

I am grateful today for a flexible work schedule.

I'm exhausted because I went to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned.

One of my kids had an appointment, and on impulse I asked to make an appointment.

I haven't gone in a year, and I have two cavities that need to be taken care of. Their next opening was at one this afternoon. Hooray?

Now, you wouldn't be able to tell by how I interact with them when I feel comfortable, but I am terrified of the dentist due to how one treated me in my past. Now I only go to female dentists or non-white male dentists. I know myself, and now I just work with what I have and go with it instead of trying to power through my feelings.

Just about everyone has a problem of some sort with the dentist. It's normal. I mean, really, who wants to go to the dentist?

For the first time, after that teeth cleaning, I actually wanted to go back and get my fillings. And it was because I had listened to myself and what I needed. I will ask for nitrous at the tooth filling appointment. I've heard it works great.

Just for today I will 'live and let live' by listening to myself and what I need instead of forcing solutions on myself. I will live, and I will let myself live.