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“No, I do not mind if you want to replace those 20 year old clubs with a newer set.”

The golf club request was by far the easiest one in recent years, and it is not because he has perfected the art of framing a question to his benefit.  He works very hard and has delayed purchasing a new set for a variety of  plausible reasons…college education for four children, orthodontist bills for three of them, and of course a beautiful home with two functioning automobiles.  Plus, it doesn’t hurt that I am actually beginning to enjoy playing golf myself, Valium Over The Counter.

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Commiserating to my mother didn’t help either.  In fact, concerning this matter they are both in complete agreement.   I need to drop my current project if I want to once again enjoy a good night’s sleep.  It is taking time away from my family and from the things I truly enjoy doing.

Sitting in my darkened family room at 3:00 A.M, sipping my “Sleepy-Time” tea, I finally acknowledge that both of them are right.  I do have problem. Valium Over The Counter, I agree to do something I thought I wanted to do, and when it becomes apparent I am being taken advantage of,  or it starts interfering in my family’s life, or it becomes a distraction from what I truly enjoy doing,  it is hard for me to say “Enough”!  And then I become angry – subconsciously at first, until it finally snowballs into my consciousness sometime around 3 A.M.   And then I’m wide awake.

I need to remember true joy comes from having balance in life.   All of us will sometimes have something, someone, or some cause that will begin to overwhelm our days.  And, there will be periods when we need to place our family off to one side so as to finish a project, help a friend, or learn something new.  But as my mother reminded me, we need to return our families back to the center sooner rather than later.  Finish that project, give your friend the benefit of your counsel, and bring your new skill into play to help your family.

Most important of all, remember God and family comes first; everything and everyone else needs to wait their turn.

Thanks to my mom’s gentle reminder, sleeping is so much sweeter these days.



Copyright 2010 Carol S. Bannon.

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