Note to self re: stress
Or maybe I should just post the Serenity prayer and be done with it:
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and the wisdom to know the difference.
Stressing about that which I cannot change or cannot control is unhealthy and counterproductive.
I am hugely grateful for the phone calls I received last night from mabfan (who reminded me that I make a difference in the world just by being here) and oldmangrumpus. I had a wonderful lunch with twilight2000, who cheered up a gray day and met me on only an hour's notice for Thai food. We don't spend enough time together. She's a gem.
On the subject of making a difference in the world, I'm scheduled to do a telephone shift with the folks at MoveOn.org in Seattle tomorrow afternoon. Generally speaking, I'm not the sort who is comfortable making phone calls like this; I prefer to answer phones, the way I did for KUOW a couple of weeks back. At least then I knew I was talking to people who wanted to be on the phone. But I've decided that since I want change in Washington DC, I have to do something to help make that change occur. I want to do more than talk; I want to act. I only wish that my unending hours at the office hadn't prevented me from acting sooner than, well, four days before the election. Still, a contribution is a contribution. Every little bit helps.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and the wisdom to know the difference.
Stressing about that which I cannot change or cannot control is unhealthy and counterproductive.
I am hugely grateful for the phone calls I received last night from mabfan (who reminded me that I make a difference in the world just by being here) and oldmangrumpus. I had a wonderful lunch with twilight2000, who cheered up a gray day and met me on only an hour's notice for Thai food. We don't spend enough time together. She's a gem.
On the subject of making a difference in the world, I'm scheduled to do a telephone shift with the folks at MoveOn.org in Seattle tomorrow afternoon. Generally speaking, I'm not the sort who is comfortable making phone calls like this; I prefer to answer phones, the way I did for KUOW a couple of weeks back. At least then I knew I was talking to people who wanted to be on the phone. But I've decided that since I want change in Washington DC, I have to do something to help make that change occur. I want to do more than talk; I want to act. I only wish that my unending hours at the office hadn't prevented me from acting sooner than, well, four days before the election. Still, a contribution is a contribution. Every little bit helps.