It was an ugly brawl, but in the close match between selves, my "healthy" side triumphed over its rival. Misgivings about my capacity to receive food on a burdened stomach were overruled in favor of honoring normalized patterns, this case regarding scheduled meals. To distract from bodily discomfort and the harsh invective lobbied by my second half (a caustic, castrating bitch) I foraged through internet quote inventories and my own crude collection of inspirational phrases for soothing words of wisdom/empowerment. Many regional newspapers bury amidst Sudoku and horoscopes a Thought For The Day featurette, and I know that rehab groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous encourage the adoption of daily meditations, be they self-penned or borrowed. I myself appreciated this branch of "mindfulness" when it was suggested by councilors as a sort of companion to reading Grace at the table. When your heart and mind is racing, it can be especially useful to have a solid mantra, prayer, musing, movie line to seize upon in times of duress. Yesterday, at a very late lunch, these eight notes chimed together, delivering a message of non-complacency and fortitude, carrying me in that tender moment on a song of survival:
- "The view is better when it is earned." -- Author Unknown
- "Many of us spend half of our time wishing for things we could have if we didn't spend half our time wishing." -- Alexander Woolicott
- "You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind." -- Author Unknown
- "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there." -- Will Rogers
- "Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid of only standing still." -- Chinese Proverb
- "We crucify ourselves between two thieves: regret for yesterday and fear of tomorrow." -- Fulton Oursier
- "Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it." -- Robert A. Heinlein
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