Saturday, June 28, 2014

The Teeter Totter Effect


I hope everyone is enjoying the month of June, and the first few days of Summer...Yay!  I was sitting in the local city park while writing this.  The wind is blowing and the sun is shining its beams on the grass through the trees.  Nice!
Wow! Can you believe how many days of June have already past?!  I have been off work for 28 days, including weekends. I slept most of the days.  I am not feeling down about it.  The rest was much needed.
Of course I got a few things done.
I made a few phone calls, helped family by driving them around for their errands and work.  I visited a shopping mall structure as well as shopped online and made purchases.  I attended my number one(only) grandson's promotion to high school. Enjoyed the company of my good buddy, got a new haircut and style, and I am reading "Their Eyes are Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston. And, I got at least one chapter of Mama Dossey written. Whew!
Here goes the not enjoyable moments:I got into an argument over a misunderstanding with a sweet friend of mine.  But we have since reconciled.  I twisted my left ankle just enough that when I wear high heeled shoes I have a small limp.  I soaked my ankle.  I gained three pounds. Oh my goodness!  But, I have increased my daily exercise.
Okay, I went out on a limb to share these events with you, but I wanted to show you that the good and pleasurable events outweighs the difficult ones.  Although sometimes events are enjoyable, as always in life, you have the not so enjoyable moments.  I called it the "Teeter Totter Effect" TTE, I don't know if such and theory exist, but this is my version.
In the Teeter Totter Effect, first things are good, steadily flowing by until the heavy burdened issues start to weigh in.  You may become some overwhelm by the circumstances that surround you that I feel you are stuck in the mud...pun intended. But if you take a closer look at the pleasurable circumstances you will usually find that you are able to circumvent of correct them.  But the TTE, as you go along, up and down on both ends, eventually everything has to balance out.  Those negative issues will ease up causing the seated plank to become even, at first.  Meanwhile, slowly as you keep your focus on the good things, the plank will just about balance out.   You can slowly get off your seat, and take your great memories with you, leaving your troubles behind on the ground!
I hope you can apply this in any situation.  Enjoy the rest of your June!