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Here's the background reading. I've been beyond tired this week. And it's all because I've been out of spoons. I have been out of spoons this week. Why? Because I used some of this week's spoons last week. Last week, as you know, was Thanksgiving week. I planned appropriately. I had a list to get things done early and so that Lydia and Patrick could finish making Thanksgiving dinner if I got a migraine. And the list worked. Tuesday, I made desserts. Wednesday, I prepped the s

I did not get out of bed this morning planning to write a blog post about metacognition (thinking about thinking). I got out of bed with a migraine. The two may end up being related, but I doubt it. I read an article that said that depressed people can't stop their brains from thinking. It said that depressed people live their lives at high speed and can't stop analyzing things. I don't think this is a hallmark of depression, but that lots of people have racing thoughts at so

The opposite of peace is fear. My word for this year is peace. I've been working on trying to make my life more peaceful. I am using a journal based on the liturgical year for my Bible readings every day. My prayer time and meditation is critical for the mood of my day. I've discovered recently that the opposite of peace, the thing that will undo all of my efforts, is fear. When I let myself give in to fear, I am no longer peaceful. How did I reach this epiphany! Get ready fo