Chill

RANDOM THOUGHTS ABOUT EVERYDAY LIFE:

CHILL

Life is really tough these days. No matter where you are in the world.
In this country there are a lot of things going on, which I am
definitely not going to repeat.  You hear about it on the T.V. ALL DAY
LONG, we must have the highest number of news channels in the world. I
guess we just have so much news it can’t be contained in a few
channels. We also have an alarming number of experts, it is impressive
just how many qualified people there are to tell us exactly how deep
the cow manure is, that we are standing in.  So with all the essential
reminders we get every minute of the day that we are doomed , I feel
what we really need to do is ……..chill.  You are thinking; that is
easy to say, you don’t have any problems, sitting there typing away on
your lap top with a ready made lecture on being positive.   But the
fact is we all have pretty big problems, no matter who you are…..well
okay there is a certain class exempted here. But they have a lot of
tough decisions to make!! Who to invite to the next flood relief, what
to feed her, who needs a state visit, remembering the Swiss account
number….and other such mind boggling   resolutions.
Do you think that your constant stress is going to resolve all this
hoopla? Have you noticed that as the chaos  grows in magnitude, you
get upset at even the slightest provocation? The fact is the more you
focus on negative stuff the worse it gets. Don’t believe me? Think
about the times when you were in a public place; lots of people
around, the first worry that came to your mind was “How embarrassing
it would be if I slipped in front of all these people!” And you
totally wiped out.  Trying not to sneeze when someone you want to give
a good impression to is talking to you, not only do you sneeze but
your nose starts running uncontrollably.  So “chillax” as my friend’s
kids say.
You are getting late in the morning and everything is going wrong,
wifey can’t get breakfast made already, teenage daughter who needs a
ride can’t stop looking at herself in the mirror and actually get
ready. You start screaming at everyone to get their butts in
gear-BUT-they don’t.  They will waste your time even more; wifey will
glare icily and remind you that she works hard all day for YOU and all
you do is fuss over nothing, you never appreciate her. Daughter may
break into tears because no one understands her and all you and wifey
do is fight. You will get really late, so take a deep breath and calm
down. Walk into the kitchen and offer to help, yes you heard me! God
gave you hands and a brain, I am sure you can fry an egg. It is quite
easy. No arguments from wifey, she’ll probably try to speed things up
on her part as well. Tell daughter, whose neck you want to wring, that
she looks beautiful and her hair is looking nice the way she has set
it.   She needs your approval, she is going through a tough time.
She’ll  be surprised, since you usually  don’t give a fig how she
looks as long as it is not like Lady Gaga. But deep in her heart she
is elated. You have just strengthened two important relations in your
life. You aren’t screaming, threw your stress out the window. Now try
a joke, the lamer the better. You’ll get a good laugh, just increased
your heart rate in a really healthy way! You will feel good all day.
Yes the country is apparently going to ….nevermind. At the end of a
tiring work day you will be going home, where wifey has cooked your
favorite meal to make up for the morning madness and teenager is less
mad at the world.
You have been going nuts with the house work since morning, kids are
home from school; whining, fighting, and flinging different articles
of their uniform all over your neat house. They should be putting away
their things neatly and getting washed up for lunch.  Should you:
A)Start yelling at the top of your lungs?
B) Tie them up, gag them, then lock them in the store room?
C) None of the above
Go with C.  In a few years they will be married and busy with their
own families. All you will have are memories of screaming, spanking
and crying. Will that lessen your pile of house work? No. Compose
yourself, forget your tight schedule and the urge to offer them up for
adoption. Help them put their things away, get them freshened up and
ask them how their day at school was. Enjoy lunch together.  They will
be a lot more cooperative, be more comfortable confiding to you and
voila! You just spent quality time with them.
Life is short, have FUN, give others happiness and don’t sweat the
small stuff. Chill.