Reply To: Don't Bring Me Down

[hullupoika]

Been there.  Done that.  Most recently, just yesterday afternoon.

Our community is in the midst of a large annual gala event that goes on for for five days.  The event attracts a lot of well known personalities, which brings in other well knowns, which helps many community groups, like one that I’m involved with, to raise a lot of money that results in even more matching funds from other organizations and individuals.  That money gets further multiplied, to where we can provide a lot of food, medicine, firewood, etc., to the elderly here in the heart of Appalachia.

The little group that I’m part of, raises several thousands of dollars that we use to help local residents with serious needs.

But we have some very serious detractors who do a fair amount of hard work, but they drive off many of our best volunteers through their arrogance, attitudes, and lack of patience.

I’ve learned that most of the time I can just shrug it off.  Sometimes it takes a few days.

Unfortunately, yesterday’s episode ended for me by taking a Xanax, and then a while later downing a half-pint of vodka.

And what good did that do for me?   I didn’t sleep well.  I wasn’t as productive as I should have been today.  I let my issues get in the way of a very worthwhile effort.

I just couldn’t get rid of it.  I didn’t sleep well, so I was over tired today.  Just too many voices telling my mind what I should have/have-not done.

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