“Terrible as sometimes may be, I believe we can stand them.” (Sylvia Boorstein)
After going through weeks of skin irritations I was down with an awful sore throat. Home remedies took too long to take effect. Then after a morning in the mall where I had fun with young friends, I found I had lost my voice. My husband jokingly told me i talk too much!

“My mind has the capacity and the tendency to take essentially neutral data and spin it into worry.” (Sylvia Boorstein)

And what if I had Strep Throat? i would need to see a doctor and I simply don’t like going to doctors.

One more day of home remedies. No antibiotics. i kept quiet most of the time. But I had to make voiced calls on the landline. Funny. But the phone of my laundry service was not working.

My food delivery does not have a landline. so no problem. Eventually I texted my laundry service. i was able to connect and had my laundry.

“Our difficult mind state becomes a problem only if we believe they are going to go forever. then because they are uncomfortable energies they start to frighten us.”

“How the mind takes pain and then blows it up bigger than it really is.” (Boorstein)
I agree with Sylvia Boorstein: “I was so relieved to meet people who were willing to say life is difficult, often painful and who still looked fine about admitting it.” (Boorstein)

In my case, I find consolation and inspiration from my former students in Iloilo who are now caregivers of their husbands.