Posted by Tim M (152.163.207.79) on July 29, 1999 at 19:02:37:
A railroad spike is imbedded in my brain, a golf ball is being forced into my eye socket, a tooth is being pulled without anesthetic, and for good measure, a red-hot 16-penny nail is lodged in my left nostril. At the time, these are the FACTS. If I feel them, I can't change them, or I would. What I realized at about midnight last night, as these facts were becoming memories, is that I frequently add to my own frustration, by asking things like "why me? did I eat the wrong thing, drink the wrong thing, get too stressed, relax too much, sleep too little, too much, dream too much, am I repressing anger, resentment, did my mom potty train me too harshly, and on and on. I realized that I also feel guilty about what these things may be doing to my marriage, my kids, etc. WHAT IS UP WITH THIS? The facts are the facts, and the rest is in essence unnecessary burden that I put upon myself. So with this revelation, I've decided to give myself a break, deal with what I can (the facts, mainly), and for the rest...as they say..LET IT GO!