Got Your Underwear In A Bundle?
Written by Terri Crosby for In Care of Relationships

WHAT WAS I THINKING?
I had an experience recently that taught me really good things by “throwing myself over the cliff” if you know what I mean. Here’s the thing. My suffering was self-induced. It was unnecessary. The thing that triggered it was unimportant. The situation “snuck up” on me. By the time I realized how bent out of shape I was, it was too late. The lesson began by watching a live-stream-webinar-thingy, and it went on for a while. i tried to do other things (multi-task) and just have it running in the background until something I really wanted to hear came on. But I’m just curious enough about how other people conduct their business that I kept watching. The interesting thing is that the longer I watched, the more uncomfortable I became. Except I didn’t really notice. Not really. I ignored my feelings, because there was a particular person I wanted to see — a guest on the show. It took a couple hours for me to fall down and go boom. I couldn’t believe it took so long.
- What’s the difference between a tragedy and a comedy? A tragedy is when something not so great happens to you, and a comedy is when it happens to someone else. Ha! So I can pretend I’m the person observing, instead of the person to whom it’s happening. I mean, why not! I have a great imagination. I can do that. It works. It makes it pass by with a smile.
- If it’s something I could possibly laugh about in 6 months (Or a few days or hours),
why not start now? I can do that, too. I can get over it enough to laugh.
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About Terri Crosby — I live in the Blue Ridge Mountains with Eric, my partner of 14 years, two cats and a dog, and as many flowers and vegetables as I can plant.
It is my experience that children are born to teach (remind) parents, not the other way around. I’ve learned more from my daughter MacKenzie than from all other humans combined.
I’m in favor of wandering time in the morning, listening to the birds calling to each other in the woods all around me.
Making fresh food is one of life’s big yummy pleasures, along with singing – especially creating heavenly, improvisational, prayerful, meditational sound.
I believe that poet Mary Oliver writes the best bedtime stories available on Earth.
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shiner
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First off, I have used that expression, getting your oanties in a wad and what fun to read it here! The image of the boots and skating through those messes is grand.
Thanks
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shiner
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OPPS, that should be Panties in a wad…
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Keldwyn
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I am curious about who the speaker you wanted to hear was and if it was worth the pantie bundling wad? and i love the lessons
GREAT BOOTS!!! (where’d you get ’em?
Love you Terri
Keldwyn
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Terri Crosby
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The speaker was someone in my field, and the pantie bundling was worth it, but not in the way that I expected. What I learned was not what I expected. (Once again!) Kind of a double whammy that day! These boots were made for skatin’… and that’s just what they’ll do… :–) Remember Nancy Sinatra????
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Lyte
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When the “stuff” gets deep, it’s helpful to be wearing boots! Here’s to Orderly Underwear, and the wisdom to skate through life!
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