Writing Myself Off the Ledge

I should be working on my novel right now, and instead, I'm here, writing myself off the ledge.

It is...interesting as I try to fight the kinds of reactions that my body has been having to stress over the years. I would say that everything was pretty much on target until Thursday, when I had a stress attack about how much I was doing at work. THAT was progress, because normally I embrace registration week with the fervor of a drama junkie, and I didn't.

Oh the whining! It burns!

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Laughter

Instead of embracing all that drama I internalized from Thursday until today, I have thought this whole thing over. Rather than being a turtle and pulling into my shell when things are not under my control (because that's what this is about, control and how I despise and fear chaos), I should continue to realize that so much of life is out of my control and control is an illusion.

This weekend I will respond to any crises and stressful situations by doing two things.

1. Laugh. Laughter reduces stress instantly. I've been doing it at work a lot, and it helps. It gives me breathing space to get my head around destressing too. And, it might make people wonder what I'm up to.

2. Ask the person who's approaching me, "What's your (our) plan?" depending on the sit. These aren't my problems, so I'm not taking responsibility for them.

Look, I think that last post was overreactive, and I'd appreciate it if you didn't think I was too emo. It's the same thing that happened to me on tree guy day, and I'm just having to revise my thinking.

I'm going to try this out and report to David. And no more worrying about the future. Gots me some now to do first.

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