The yard is a sea of dandelions. I haven’t been able to cut the lawn for a few days and the grass has grown tall. The dandelions, too, have grown tall enough to bloom with their bright, sunny yellow flowers. I’ve been sitting on the front doorstep eating my lunch, watching the neighbour’s honeybees taking […]
worrying
You’ll think I’m crazy, but I’m telling you anyway
I’m not quite sure what set the Anxiety Train in motion last night, but it was a doozy of a trip. I woke shortly after midnight. My eyes flew open, but I couldn’t see anything. Absolutely nothing. It was pitch black. It’s always dark in our room because the bedroom window is blacked out, sometimes […]
Walking a different path…
There’s a German proverb that says, “Sweep in front of your own door and the whole world will be clean.” That’s good advice. If we worried about taking care of our own dirty doorsteps (choices, lives, children…) we wouldn’t have time to worry about anyone else’s. I had such an interesting chat the other day. […]
How to stop worrying in 6 easy steps
Don’t worry a wart, Or a thing of that sort, You’re taking a terrible chance sir; For often they grow, As doctors all know, Into a formidable cancer. (Sandusky Star Journal, Ohio, c.1923) I’m a bit of a worry wart, but I come by it honestly. My dad is a Master Worrier, he’s perfected the […]
