At the age of three, hyper vigilance became my brain's natural setting
Why? Because I felt need to stop danger from sneaking into my home and
Pulling the rug out from under my family's sense of inner peace
At seventy three, I've worked to strip away denial in favor of accepting
This reality: No matter my vigilance, the world as we know it has never been
A safe place to call home, suggesting why peace of mind is fleeting
With that insight in mind, common sense suggests that
From this day forward, I'll work toward adopting a new attitude in
Hopes of creating this change for the better when anxiety strikes:
I'll consciously call upon the courageous side of my brain to
Coax my trigger-happy, hyper vigilance to relax before
My over-active imagination shoots my intelligence in the head
I mean, seriously .. it makes no sense to retire The Family Fixer if
My brain's predisposition to hyper vigilance continues to run wild and free
Until anxiety drains the the main source of my mental energy dry
Since Mother Nature chose to divide the human think tank into
Two opposing sides (anxious negativity vs courageous positivity)
You can see why my line of control has had its work cut out for itself
(Anyone want to chance a guess at naming
The main source of the human brain's mental energy?
Here's a hint: It starts with an 's'
BTW, Post 1467G has been withdrawn for extensive editing
Thank goodness, my line of control has adopted a humble attitude, which
Holds fast to humility rather than giving humiliation free rein ...
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