Stress has taken over my life like a really obnoxious roommate.
Everything that can go wrong has.
As a friend of mine likes to say…he feels as if he’s just rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.
Every day I rise with great determination to be the best I can be.
Then those waves come…that part of the iceberg you didn’t happen to see.
Jean Paul Sartre said…hell is other people.
Darn tootin’ Jean. If I knew where you were, I’d send fruit and flowers, and a car to take us to lunch.
To learn to dodge the actions of others careening towards you is an art. Not taking it personally even if it has your name on it, a skill.
I conduct myself with utmost integrity treating others the way I wish to be treated.
Yeah I know, who the fuck do you think you are Susannah, Gandhi?
Yes.
I realize, I have no control over people, places and things, only how I respond to them.
Turning the other cheek, if you will, but let me add there’s very little skin left on mine, doesn’t matter how well I dodge and weave.
My goal in my twilight years is to be happy, joyous and free…peaceful and serene, kind, caring and content where I stand.
I know, that’s quite a feat no matter what age, however…stress, that little tart no one invited, who just pushed her way in, crashing a most peaceful party, can just sit herself down and rethink her unwanted, callous, hopefully short lived, appearance.
What’s that Mr. Gandhi? Fasting? No, in this case, we’re having breakfast.
But I appreciate the tip.
sigh
Where would I be without my sense of humor? In the nuthouse, that’s where. 
SB
I love the way you tell a story. They are real – from the heart – with a variety of feelings – the right balance between serious and humor. My time here has been short, but you are truly one class act. Cheers!
PS: Stay tuned to my next post (tonight (9:15-9:30). It’s one of my salutes to a number – therefore a plethora of trivial stuff.
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I’m in Frank…will visit for sure, and thanks for the kind words. They feel like sun on my bony shoulders…:)
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Pookie and I have the same mantra; be the best person you can be and do the best you can. What more can anyone expect from a mere mortal? However, unlike Gandhi, Pookie does tend to react to those who disrupt his piece of the world.
It’s good to turn the other cheek, Susannah, but don’t let people take advantage of you. You’re such a giving person, I don’t want to see your kindness abused.
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That ship has sailed Madam. I’m called out often for my Gandhiism. It makes certain people uncomfortable. There’s a 12 Step slogan I don’t like much but it has its point…bless them, change me. In other words, see their pain and limitations and keep on being the best you can be. 🙂
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I think your mind is in the right place. Just keep refusing to play the game with her. Have a great day!!!
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I’m making a note…:)
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I’d say your mind (and heart) is clearly in the proper place it’s always been. Sorry to hear about your unwelcome visitor. Hopefully your good attitude will blow stress right outta the water.
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I think she might be packing. Hope so.
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Stress is SUCH a bitch. I never invite her in but she bulldozes her way, nonetheless.
But I must agree with you. Be how you want others to treat you and when they don’t, know you did your best and there’s nothing else you can do but keep on keeping on.
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We can’t control the behavior of others though, we could shoot them to put us put of our misery. They’re just never worth the jail time those flaming fuckers.
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I do hear you… and could not agree more that the jail time is not worth it for those sonsabitches.
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Detachment is another honed skill, to just disengage. All these skills.
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Yes. There are many to help us (try) to keep our sanity.
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My sanity has been down several quarts.
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We shall have to find a way to refill it…
I send you at least a quart of good cheer; from me to you, with love.
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Okay…I’ll expect it shortly. 🙂
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Sent it airmail so you don’t have to wait too long.
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Cool 🙂
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😊
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Susannah,
I abide to a strict regimen of sarcasm. It’s different from being a nasty old bastid, in that when you hit peeps who annoy you with snark . . they don’t know how to handle it. Ball in my court. Win. Drive safely on the way home.
And if that fails? Tell ’em to go blow a flagpole.
Either or.
Well spun essay, SB . . as per. And don’t fret, Gandhi looks really good on you.
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It’s that loin cloth. I say it’s a thong and get away with it…:)
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I hope you go from Gandhi to grandee — from a peerless person to a noblewoman rich in gifts she bestows on others.
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I admired Gandhi very much, however, we all know what happened to him. Like the phrase…peerless person. Rolls off your tongue.
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By definition a grandee was a royal person, or at least a peer. We know Gandhi was not a peer of the realm. Alliteration is fun. I have to watch that I don’t overuse it.
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Don’t watch it, toss confetti. There’s nothing like a good alliteration that rolls off the tongue. My favorite is from the film The Way We Were, when Barbara Streisand says describing some beauty calling her a gorgeous, goyisha girl. I think it was my very first glimpse into the fine art you’re so good at.
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Gee, that’s a mouthful of a quote! As for fine art, I feel more like a bumbling bull in a china shop.
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I’ve never thought you were full’a bull. You hide it well…:)
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I would COWer in the China shop.
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Bully,to quote Teddy… to that. 🙂
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Maybe you need CALFeine
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CALFeine instead of decaf.
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I much prefer decat, just a nip will do. 🙂
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LOL!
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Or the hair of the dog…:)
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I’m stumped on this one.
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I believe I developed my own sense of strange humor to protect myself from the monsters of life…people and, perhaps, myself. Now, the humor is a must, but my belief that all is perfect (not predestined, mind you, just all works together) gets me through the daily grind. That and a lot of fantasies…
Scott
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Humor is a must these days, that’s all I know. I laugh at everything even if it’s at my own expense,
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Good for the soul.
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