So, Then This Happened
2015 has been, um, challenging so far. Busy jobs, busy lives and really accident prone children… Seriously, it has been the year of one damn thing after another. Not long ago, my boss made a crack about not being able to wait for the next story of drama and mayhem on Monday…and then another kid broke her nose. And so I’m just here to say, STAHHHHHHHP. No, really, knock it off! Actually, in the spirit of Zen Shorts (it’s a good book, go read it - no, I don't get paid for this, I just really like the book), I find myself continually grateful that the various little calamities that have eaten the first half of 2015 have been relatively minor. Many of them could have been so very much worse – what may seem like a run of bad luck has actually been the best sort because no one is permanently damaged (I am now knocking on every piece of wood I can find). I am truly grateful for the small twist of fate, the diligent guardian angel or sliver of positive Karma that has limited...