Tip O' The Day

[NWoBHM]

Reminds of a saying an American colleague used to say - something like life is juggling glass balls, if you are going to drop any, make sure it is not your family, you can always get another glass "work" ball.

I remember, also being quite ill with depression some years ago. I was prescribed Prozac and some time with a worldly wise bloke who was there just to listen to me.

We did an exercise where I had to group pebbles in a pattern and then discuss what they were. I had my "me" pebble, my "wife" "kids" "brother" "sister" etc pebbles all close together - apparently a sign if the root cause of your problems is your family you tend to put those pebbles away from you. I also had a huge ugly rock in my arrangement - he said I know what that is, that is "work" - I said yes I hate it........he said then that is easy lets take it away, and he removed it from the pattern.......I felt my heart soar..it felt like all the weight was coming off my shoulders.........he then placed it back and said unfortunately you need "work" to support your family pebbles......all you need to do is find a different "work"...........it was absurdly simple.......and I never looked back after that brilliant moment.