I’m not sure if I mentioned I hit a deer with my truck a few weeks ago. I never found the deer. It was after 11:30 PM and the road was a dark, two-lane affair through the country. I turned around twice and looked carefully at both sides of the road. Nothing. The next day, on the way to work, I checked again for any signs of the deer or maybe circling buzzards. Still … [Read more...] about I Almost “Should” All Over Myself This Morning.
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I got up this morning, the rest will be easy
The past 48 hours have been rough. Or at least that is how I framed it in my head. What really happened was my boss had me work three earlier shifts leading up to the holiday. Although I am more of a morning person, my body was getting used to the closing shifts. Getting home around midnight was not the worst thing in the world. My internal alarm clock was still going … [Read more...] about I got up this morning, the rest will be easy
I Promise Not to Should on Myself Today!
I should have done this! You should have done that. I don’t know about you, but I don’t like to be told what to do. And “you should have” is telling someone what to do. Even with the best of intentions, it can evoke ire and anger in the receiver of the “you should have.” It makes me mad when I say it about or to myself. Today in a group session, we were reminded that I … [Read more...] about I Promise Not to Should on Myself Today!