[Shazerac]

Sometimes I think I take myself much to seriously instead of just living my life. I've fallen into the trap of trying to analyze every fleeting thought and it's exhausting.

This morning I was reminded of the fable of the Princess and the Pea. I woke up this morning and my hip was hurting. My first reaction was "oh crap what now?" Am I getting depressed again? Am I developing a hip problem, yada yada.

Then I decided to get off my butt, get dressed, do some laundry. I went to make up my bed and what did I find? Right in the dent where my hip was.....two salted almonds. I'd being eating them in bed in the dark and they obviously fell there. I'm a side sleeper and I spent the night sleeping on almonds. Yeeesh!

My life is sometimes just too silly to believe. I think I may have a tendency to over things ....

[MickeyCheeky]

Acknowledging your flaws and problems is the first step for improvement and healing..

[Shazerac]

LOL I agree. Healing is an ongoing process. I feel fortunate sometimes that my brain comes up with amusing ways to remind me of that fact. I so want the healing to be over and done with!!! But growth is a life long process.

[Sunflower123]

LOL. So the princess and the salted almonds...a modern tale.

[Purple,Violet,Blue]

That's funny....

[CepheidVariable]

Amusing. Thanks for sharing.

And I find many of your posts show an appreciation for the silliness in life and the potentially amusing side of things.

Given what you have to go through, I think you're doing alright.

(I try to do the same. Some days it just isn't there. But I'm sure glad it's never gone away entirely.)

[possum220]

Hope you sleep much better tonight in clean sheets and no pesky almonds.

[Azureseas]

Originally Posted by Shazerac

Sometimes I think I take myself much to seriously instead of just living my life. I've fallen into the trap of trying to analyze every fleeting thought and it's exhausting.

This morning I was reminded of the fable of the Princess and the Pea. I woke up this morning and my hip was hurting. My first reaction was "oh crap what now?" Am I getting depressed again? Am I developing a hip problem, yada yada.

Then I decided to get off my butt, get dressed, do some laundry. I went to make up my bed and what did I find? Right in the dent where my hip was.....two salted almonds. I'd being eating them in bed in the dark and they obviously fell there. I'm a side sleeper and I spent the night sleeping on almonds. Yeeesh!

My life is sometimes just too silly to believe. I think I may have a tendency to over things ....

Hi there,
I can identify with the over thinking things --I do it way too often and in many cases it does absolutely no good but I still do it. Go figure!
I guess in THIS particular situation, you really CAN say your hip pain was driving you NUTS, LOL!!
Thanks for the smile!

[eskielover]

I'm glad potato chips aren't as hard as almonds.

Learned the hard way not to eat food in bed during the summer months. Even on the 2nd floor ants find food.....in bed. Didn't realize they were in my bed when I went to sleep. Ended up with an ant in my ear the next morning,,,,,that was sure a strange sound & sensation.

You would think I would have stopped eating in bed after that.....BUT NOOOOOO!!!!!! Probably will never learn that.

Originally Posted by Shazerac

Sometimes I think I take myself much to seriously instead of just living my life. I've fallen into the trap of trying to analyze every fleeting thought and it's exhausting.

This morning I was reminded of the fable of the Princess and the Pea. I woke up this morning and my hip was hurting. My first reaction was "oh crap what now?" Am I getting depressed again? Am I developing a hip problem, yada yada.

Then I decided to get off my butt, get dressed, do some laundry. I went to make up my bed and what did I find? Right in the dent where my hip was.....two salted almonds. I'd being eating them in bed in the dark and they obviously fell there. I'm a side sleeper and I spent the night sleeping on almonds. Yeeesh!

My life is sometimes just too silly to believe. I think I may have a tendency to over things ....

Reminds me of an episode of Ed Edd n Eddy, a cartoon I used to watch.
Ed, a goofy happy and calm character, goes very furious and reckless in one episode. Near the end of the episode he gets into a fight with a young boy who struggles to get his imaginary friend "Plank" from Ed. After hearing his imaginary friend's imaginary advice, he started pulling Ed's shoe in the struggle. Pulling the leg causes the shoe to be pulled and when lifted, a tiny pebble falls out.

Ed freezes in the spot, wiggles his foot and looks at how better if feels and makes a wide goofy smile, declaring "Ed is happy once more!"