Fact of Life..... Everyone screws up now and then ! Period.. end of discussion. These 'goofs' may be small.. they may be large they may be insignificant or they may be life changing, but they will happen. Here's wishing yours are the minor insignificant ones but just in case, I've listed some mandatory things one needs to have available to cope with these situations.
#1 Dog
At some point in your life you are going to say or do something that for some reason or another is going to make the entire world mad at you. This is of course an over reaction on your part and not true by any means, but in your mind it will seem that way. Strangers will sneer at you , good friends will shy away, UPS drivers will leave packages without knocking.. and even those dearest to your heart will seem like they are spending a little more time reading the evening paper than usual. Enter the dog...
The one thing you can count on from a dog is unconditional love. As smart as they are they have a blind spot when it comes to our faults. Forget to feed him for two days ?.. he's happy you remember on the third day. Leave him out in the rain ? (fat chance with our yappers) There happy to come in and roll in a towel. You just can't tick 'em off. You go on vacation, they are ecstatic when you return... you go put a load of clothes in the dryer, they are ecstatic when you return. There is just no upsetting them.
Point being when you get into one of your self inflicted,over inflated " The whole world hates me" situations first rest assured it's not true 'but' until you come to your senses..find a quiet place and call in the dog... tail wagging, tongue lappin' ball of fur that doesn't know the difference between sorrow, pain, sickness, loneliness or guilt..only that you are his friend and thats all he needs.. for that matter it may be all anybody needs.
#2 Easy crossword puzzle book
Life is complicated. Every aspect of it from balancing budgets to remembering appointments to everyday things like home maintenance, meal planning, etc. Even the best of planning can sometimes let us down. missed appointments... miscalculated payment due dates... and even mind boggling things like no gas for the lawn tractor. (yesterday) When these things occur we have a tendency to forget all of the good work we do and wonder to ourselves "How could I be so stupid ...I should have known about that ..what was I thinking " When I get into one of these "I'm dumber than a rock" state of mind I know exactly what to do. Grab my crossword book !
Now I'm not talking about the daily paper puzzle, or those mind challenging puzzles that strain your brain and build an abundance of virtually useless knowledge in your head. I'm talking about the "Easy Crossword " books from Krogers or Wally World that a ten year old can do with their eyes closed. Ok they aren't that easy ... but they are easy. So easy in fact that I can do them.. sometimes without even looking in the back. So when your feeling 'not so smart' crank out a few of these at a high rate of speed and you'll have yourself feeling like Einstein in a matter of seconds. And you thought you were losing a step or two....huh !
note... I like to black out the word 'Easy' on the front cover for an extra ego boost !
#3 Fishing rod
I'm not sure but I think all of the worlds problems could be solved with a fishing rod. I'm not talking about the expensive Graphite blended wonder rods with the two hundred dollar portable winch type reels that we use in Bass tournaments...I mean a fishing pole. You know the one with the lite test line , bobber and little gold hook. Nothing Is more conducive to clear thinking than a person sitting under a shade tree staring at a floating bobber bouncing on the ripples of a lake or pond. This can easily be done from shore or a dock but I think the gentle rocking motion of a boat adds to the productiveness of the situation. Watching that little bobber can clear the mind of troubles... melt sorrows ... and help a person make decisions that the Supreme court would take months to decide. The only thing one needs to be careful of is when a fish spots your bait it often results in a violent strike that yanks the bobber under and startles one back into reality, which I guess in a way is a good thing. Then again if reality scares you .... leave the bait at home !
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