Sweet Advice

GRANDMA ASHBY-ISM
In keeping with tradition of adding "ism" onto the end of a person's name who has said something that makes me laugh, I share with you a "thought" from Grandma Ashby (Iris). She related to me on the phone yesterday (while checking up on me during hubby's absence), a time in her life that was just plain "crazy". She had 3 young kids with number 4 on the way; Dad was busy with his teaching job; they had house struggles, money issues, other stresses, etc. When she went to her next doctor appointment, he asked how she was doing. Upon hearing her "issues", he just shook his head and said, "Oh my...what are we going to do with you? Hmmm...I think you just need to take an 'I don't give a damn' pill." She chuckled at this response and has remembered it to this day.

So, Grandma's advice for me was to find 5 minutes in my day to escape into another room, throw up my arms and take my "I don't give a damn" pill. (Of course, there is no such pill...if there were...I'd need a lifetime supply. She suggested a sweet piece of candy.) Point taken...there are some things in life you can't control. It is those times when you need to take a step back, give yourself some "ME" time (even if it's only 5 minutes), take some deep breaths, realize there is nothing you can do about it, and plunge forward.

This idea of having such pill made me laugh hard, especially coming from my 80 yr-old mother-in-law. I appreciate her wisdom and will definitely take it to heart. (Now, where are those Jelly Bellies?)