Serendipity Sunday
I've been trying to soak up all the positive vibes people have been sending me.
I spent a great day yesterday with a former co-worker and her daughter, hitting up about eight wineries as part of an ice wine festival here in Northeast Ohio. There's something so relaxing about wineries. Maybe it's the wine. :D
I had an interesting conversation with them about the use of prescription anti-anxiety medication. I have been taking for meds little over a year now and it has seemed to be quite helpful. My friend's daughter said she quit taking her meds because, while they mellow out the lows, they also reduce the highs. I have been coming to realize that more and more. So I think I'm going to try to cut back and see what happens.
One thing I have been beginning to see about myself is that when someone is unpleasant to me I turn inwards and wonder what did I do to make them treat me that way. Is if there were something inherently wrong with me. Perhaps a healthier response might be to accept that they are simply unpleasant people and I just happen to be a convenient subject of their discontent.
Last week I learned I was going to be a grandma again. This week my daughter tells me she is making a career change and has accepted a position as a independent sales rep for an equine supply company. She has a bachelors degree in equine science and there's also a certified vet tech. Along with riding and working part time at a tack store, she has been working as a vet tech. She has been toying with the idea of going into sales as a career and is now taking this leap of faith. It's immensely rewarding to see my children grow as adults. While my biggest adventures, may be over, theirs have just begun.
I had posted a story a couple weeks ago and then posted a quote by Hemingway - about being stronger in the broken places - that I happened to stumble afterwards upon that directly tied into my story. Lo and behold, the book I am reading this month for book club also uses that the same quote and its preface. Maybe that means something.
And as for being someone's cup of tea, I came across:
