Thanks - yeah I feel that sometimes I participate on the board to the detriment of other stuff - like actual DOING.
Burg,
I am not as tightly controlled emotionally IRL as I seem on this board. I am given to bouts of darkness, self pity, anger, frustration etc... I have taught myself through many years of effort to recognize that my feelings arise from my thoughts and that no one can MAKE me feel or DO anything - it comes from me. I have identified the things that are in my locus of control (Dom misses this one) and those that are not.
If I allow hokiness (in my emotional makeup that would be akin to buying into the "power of positive thinking" lock, stock and barrel) it may lead to cavalierness, patriotism, rampant individualism, alcoholism (kidding), or any of a number of things but I'm kinda sick of myself so hokiness sounds good and along with that more private creative and meditation time sounds good so I am reclaiming some personal space in our home to do just that. Your wryness is noted and I stand by whacky sense of the missing ingredients in the fabulously rich dessert that is me!
