A short poem entitled Lunch Hour

Eating, talking,
knitting, walking,
back to my desk.

How to Stop Gossip!!

Mildred, the church gossip, and self-appointed monitor of the church’s morals, kept sticking her nose into other people’s business. Several members did not approve of her extra curricular activities, but feared her enough to maintain their silence.

She made a mistake, however, when she accused Frank, a new member, of being an alcoholic after she saw his old pickup parked in front of the town’s only bar one afternoon.

She emphatically told Frank (and several others) that everyone seeing it there WOULD KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING !

Frank, a man of few words, stared at her for a moment and just turned and walked away. He didn’t explain, defend, or deny. He said nothing.

Later that evening, Frank quietly parked his pickup in front of Mildred’s house… walked home…

…and left it there all night!!!

(You gotta love Frank!)

Five truths about fear

1. The fear will never go away as long as I continue to grow.

2. The only way to get rid of the fear of doing something is to go out… and do it.

3. The only way to feel better about myself is to go out… and do it.

4. Not only am I going to experience fear whenever I am on unfamiliar territory, but so is everyone else.

5. Pushing through fear is less frightening than living with the underlying fear that comes from a feeling of helplessness.

Yoga or drunk? Can you tell the difference?

Sent to me by my yoga teacher – maybe next time I’ll have the vodka first!