Most human beings strive for some semblance of control in their world. We cannot control the weather, the traffic, the way our boss treats us, or the fact that our child brings lice home from school. We can control our Facebook page, what we eat or drink, how we treat others, and the tidiness of our kitchen.
Some people have stronger control issues than others. None of us like to admit we are control freaks. Some of us (aka: me) are trying to recover from a nasty case of ECI. (Extreme Control Issues.) By the way, this is my totally made up thing! Control issues manifest themselves in domineering mothers, authoritarian fathers, manipulative sisters, and bullying brothers. Control issues can be discrete. Control issues can come in the form of eating disorders…or can create them. (Again no data, just years of observation and personal experience.)
Month: May 2014
So Many Shades of Gray
Boda-bodas for the past 2 months have become my preferred mode of transportation. What drives this new found love? Could it be the wind blowing through my hair? Or inhaling bursts of black exhaust from the massive volume of non-inspected vehicles surrounding us on the road? Perhaps it is because it is not necessary to referee a backseat argument? Or maybe it is because it is a fraction of the cost compared to other travel? No matter the reason or many reasons combined…I enjoy traveling by boda.
(See below if you are not familiar with this form of transit!)
All I Do Is Win
Where are you friend?
Is a loved one sick? Is your marriage turbulent? Annoyed with your neighbors or in-laws or both? Are you ready for change but there are no opportunities in sight? Are you exhausted from trying to keep up with the Jones’? Are you longing for the past…wishing things were where they were before? Are you experiencing mommy myths saying you have to be super mom? Are your expectations too high or too low? Are you tired of waiting for prince charming to enter the scene? Is work boring, is your boss riding you, or are you working a dead end job? Are you tired of the same ole same ole? Are you exhausted from one bump in the road after another? Are you living in a foreign country with no clear plan or opportunity to go home? (No? Oh yeah–just me!)
100 Cups of Coffee 