ok, so this one was worry--something i have struggled with for most of my life. (i come by it honestly...my mother is a figure of some repute in this field!) it realllllllly bothers me that i continue, from time to time, to fall into this habit; since i *KNOW* it costs me dearly in energy & peace of mind...and for absolutely no good reason!
(raccoon from a vintage children's book; kraft cardstock: unknown; patterned paper: crafty secrets; alpha stamps: brenda walton & provocraft; stickers: creative imaginations, 7 gypsies, hello kitty; rub-ons: royal langnickel & polar bear press; tag: rebecca sower; other: dymo labeller, foam tape, uniball signo pen, colorbox inks)the text, which is a little reminder of the speech i've given myself for years reads, "one more time...repeat after me: WORRY IS POINTLESS! because while you are busy freaking out about stuff that never happens, something you could not possibly have anticipated is getting ready to blindside you. SAVE. YOUR. ENERGY."
yes, as a matter of fact that *IS* a blue raccoon onna surfboard. what's that??! you didn't recognize him as the universal harbinger of stresslessness & a worry-free existence??!???! how very odd! ok, ok: before you ask, i have absolutely no idea why he makes perfect sense to me in this context, but somehow he just does. i really like that little guy and i am pleased he agreed to be on m'page!!!
LOVE it.
ReplyDeleteAnd you are very right.
thanks for the reminder :)
great advise Lauren, I have to catch myself somethimes and do deep cleansing breaths....ahhhhhhhh
ReplyDeleteIt all makes sense now! When I kept seeing the blue raccoon my husband just told me it was an after effect from the heavy prescriptions meds I was taking. Looks like I shouldn't have been worrying at all! LOVE your stuff! xo♥
ReplyDeleteAnd here I thought we Jewish Mothers had a lock on the Guilt thing. ;-) Very nice page...love the raccoon!
ReplyDeleteLovin' this Lauren...it's never a good thing to be a worry wart...I remind myself that constantly :) btw-the blue surfing raccoon makes perfect sense to me...we were meant to be blogging sistas!
ReplyDeleteAre you preaching directly to ME? Just kidding...I've been obsessed with worry this week, and I can't seem to stop myself. I get it from my mom too...perhaps you and I were separated at birth? Me, you, & Leslie :) LOL
ReplyDeleteHang 10, Raccoon!
hee hee:) i am going to make that my new mantra...i tend to stress a wee bit about things!!!
ReplyDeleteyou know, you can pay a lawyer to do the worrying for you =P
ReplyDelete(certainly not me, of course, because I'm too busy worrying about completely useless matters of my own!)
Great job - I am a worrier too - thanks for the gentle reminder - hmmm - maybe I should put it into practice!
ReplyDeleteI am going to picture this blue raccoon surfing when I am getting too worried (mild worried is still ok right? Cause it is never going to go away!). My new mantra: hmmm- raccoon surfing.. hmmm. Wow- it is working already!
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