It’s Furious Balancing

September 1st.

Even though the kids aren’t officially Back to School and Labor Day is still ahead of us, this is the first indication that summer is over.  I made it through another one. Thank you and Hallelujah.

This particular summer was not too intolerable.  The Powers That Be decided it was time for a cycle of cooler temperatures and more rain.  Even though I feel a (little) bad for the gardeners whose tomatoes never turned red, I enjoyed the respite this year.  Michigan summers can be a particularly awful mix of heat and humidity.  Thank you, Powers That Be.  I owe you one.

I can feel parts of my brain coming back online.  I tend to shut down during June-July-August; sometimes getting through a work week all boiled down to my putting one foot in front of the other and my self talk.  My mantra became Sufficient unto each day is the evil thereof.¹  If I’m breathing, I’m winning.  One day follows another, and eventually it’s September.  In a week or two, I’ll be able to go outside without cringing.

1. Matthew 6:34 – King James Version [↩]

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