I have two therapists and they were both on vacation the week I got home from my mother's funeral and all those issues and all the family and all those issues. And still on vacation the week after that! My brother-in-law subbed - thank you, Darryl - with the following email. I offer it as a resource for when your therapist picks a lousy time to go on vacation.
For extra entertainment value (my entertainment, anyway), I have identified which one I hear Michael telling me with >>, and which ones I hear Liz telling me with **. One of them regularly irritates me. I'll let you guess which one. I have to keep both, because the double-teaming seems to help.
For extra entertainment value (my entertainment, anyway), I have identified which one I hear Michael telling me with >>, and which ones I hear Liz telling me with **. One of them regularly irritates me. I'll let you guess which one. I have to keep both, because the double-teaming seems to help.
Wisdom Learned From the Seat of a Tractor
Keep skunks and bankers at a distance.
**Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled.
Meanness don't just happen overnight.
>>Forgive your enemies; it messes with their heads.
Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
**It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You cannot unsay a cruel word.
**Every path has a few puddles.
>>When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
**Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
Don't judge folks by their relatives.
>>Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good and honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
**Don't interfere with something that ain't bothering you none.
>>Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
>>If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
**>>The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with watches you from the mirror every morning.
>>Always drink upstream from the herd.
>>Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than putting it back in.
If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else's dog around.
Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, and leave the rest to God.
Don't pick a fight with an old man.
If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.
And finally...
That's me, waiting for next week's appointment...
photos ripped from an email. I have no idea where they came from
First off, I'm very sorry for your loss.
ReplyDeleteThat's definitely a rough time to be without therapy. However, it's great to hear that you have family to support you.
This one was definitely my favorite piece of wisdom:
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.
Good luck getting through the grieving and healing process, it sounds like you have a good team of people backing you up.
Oh my God I just love reading your wisdom/wit. Big thumbs up.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear of your loss. Time & love do heal.
My favorite one is "The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with watches you from the mirror every morning."
I am so glad to have been steered this way to read your blog. Bravo! Can't wait to read all your blogs.
"Justawatchingit"