Here There and Everywhere

“I’ve Got This”

So this is a wooo wooo post. Non-believers, this is not required reading.

The other day my granddaughter and I were talking, and she asked my opinion on someone, and I responded frankly. Then I asked her what she thought of me. “You are calm,” she said, and stopped.

I didn’t push her further. She has had her own sense of discretion, and I respect that.

And mostly, I am calm. I suffer occasional bouts of anxiety, you know, climbing on that endless hamster wheel that goes nowhere. I swim, I walk, and the good chemicals help wash it away. And I listen to the voice in my head that I think of as God speaking to me. He’s very repetitive. He says, “I’ve got this.”

I have discovered that anxiety gets me nowhere, and listening to that voice, letting go, has empirical value – it works for me.

Post-Hurricane Isaias there is SO much to do. Big expensive tasks that cannot be left undone. Dangerous things, like the big hanging tree, and a treacherous jungle area.

Friday, one pool friend mentioned casually that her son had some experience and could help us with the jungle. We met him, were impressed, and he is coming Monday to tackle the jungle. Yesterday, a church friend called me, asking if I needed a tree service that was insured and certified and had an arborist. Yes, that was exactly what I needed. Exactly that team had finished at her house, and she wanted to know if we would like to meet with them for an estimate. I could hear her relief and happiness with the work this team had done.

We met with the team this morning, and they will schedule us for this week, saying that, indeed, our situation with the hanging tree is dangerous. Our neighbor, in whose yard the top third of the tree is resting, was home and approved access through his gate. We are thankful for good neighbors.

Our family is coming with chili for tonight’s dinner. AdventureMan is making cornbread. I have made guacamole and a cheese dip.

The hamster wheel sits silent, unused in a corner of my mind.

October 18, 2026 Posted by intlxpatr | Faith, Family Issues, Florida, Food, Friends & Friendship, Interconnected, Living Conditions, Pensacola, Quality of Life Issues, Spiritual | Hurricane Isaias | Leave a comment