"It's not so much that we're afraid of change
or so in love with the old ways,
but it's that place in between that we fear....
It's like being between trapezes.
It's Linus when his blanket is in the dryer.
There's nothing to hold on to."
Marilyn Ferguson
Peanuts has always been one of my favorites; so last week M and I watched Lucy use Linus' blanket for a kite and then??? Aargh...she 'accidentally' let it go and up, up and away it went...Linus went bonkers! Lucy was trying her best to make him cut his reliance on his security blanket. It didn't work...no way!
Why does Lucy care whether or not Linus has a blanket that he can't or won't part with? 'Cause she thinks it's silly...thinks it's time for him to grow up? Who knows...Charles Schulz? Granted, perhaps there comes a time when it's wise to 'give up' some of our more obvious security blankets...after all, one might look a tad 'odd' dragging their blankie behind when walking down the aisle!
My sister sucked her thumb and curled a bit of her hair...no amount of bribery could dissuade her...until she outgrew the habit. I bit my fingernails...and who knows what else! Habits or securities? Not a clue!
Last week one of the employees at the grocery store told me he never smoked until he retired from his full-time job...then he was bored and not knowing what to do w/himself? He began smoking and can't quit. Something to do...something to hang onto. Security?
Think about that person in the book of John that had been going to the pool in hopes of being cured...thirty-eight years he'd been dragging himself there! THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS!!! Jesus asked him if he wanted to get well? That would be a huge YES, YES. Talk about jumpin' for joy! No crutches for him...no more crutches!
The man mentioned in John had a very big problem; mine's an ant by comparison...but it's big to me!
This isn't meant to be a dissertation on the differences between security, habits or phobias! Just a little 'thinking aloud' and wondering what you think and if you have any of the above.
I confess it...right here in the open for you to
see! I think you realize that I have a small problem...it's dubbed a
familial tremor. Written about it before...how my hands/arms/fingers are liable
to go into action w/o notice and send missiles into the air...landing who knows
where!!! Mostly, I just get blobs/spots on my clothes...oops! However, I have
my security blanket...in the form of my beloved Michael.
somebody
else in control of the switch"
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He 'controls the switch'...I need him
beside me at crucial times...so there it is. I have a 5'10" handsome man
w/beautiful hair who knows how to calm my 'familial'...he loves me very much...he's my security blanket even tho' he has a very serious problem of his own. We support each other!
You're thinking, 'Hmmm, what are you gonna' do
if Michael isn't there once/twice or maybe the rest of your lifetime? What'cha
gonna' do then, huh?'
Thought of that; I'll enlist friends to tend the
switch...not a problem at all. Hey, that's what good friends do and they don't
try to make you change!
So...not all of us need crutches...not all of us
have phobias...not all of us need counseling...or do we? Incidentally, there's the BEST counselor available 24/7...no appointment necessary! You might know Him.
Several are stricken with the same 'problem' I
have; I'm also sure there are many who are able to hide theirs...I cannot...I
simply cannot. So many sorts of insecurities...phobias...whatever they're called.
While I do try...I honestly do...I have not been
able to overcome 'my thing'. It's not an addiction; it's a 'terror'...a very
frightening, upsetting terror.
What about you...do you have something fearful hanging around in your psyche...do you? If so, are you able to do more about yours? I hope so, I honestly hope so!
Charles Schulz wrote such marvelous things in
'Peanuts'...so much like what goes on in our lives. Those characters delivered
some awesome messages for us...I wish he was still around.
Guess I'll have this 'tremor' thing the rest of
my life...but hey, I could just as easily have something much worse. Who knows? I could be
the queen of cool, calm and collected 24/7 and never get over-anxious about a single
thing...me? Well, not...but here's the message.
If Linus wants to have that blanket...that's okay…he’s
happy!
"I urge you to please notice when you are
happy,
and exclaim or murmur or think at some point,
'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is."
Kurt
Vonnegut Jr.
I have my 'blanket'...and...I'm happy, ever so happy and I'm thinking 'if this isn't nice, I don't know what is.'
How 'bout you?
From my heart...to yours
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