Well, not really. You see, several months ago I came to the realization that drama kept falling on our doorstep. Turns out, it was because we welcomed it. Well, I did. In the last several years we have had what others would consider some very dramatic life events. Truthfully, several of them were very traumatic. What resulted, was a family that was always waiting for the other shoe to drop. And it did......every month or so.
Of course, I myself, latch on to my own children's problems in an effort to solve them. Big mistake. Don't get involved in your adult children's problems. They can handle it on their own.
Drama became normal and I had forgotten how to not have an emotional event occurring in my life. So a month or so ago I made the commitment to step back and just observe. I also have tried very hard not to mention any drama I have been privy too....Except in the case of my dear mom, who listens to every complaint I have and never herself complains. But I've tried to tone that down too....She should be happy, also!
So it must be true that we are the creators of our own worlds. As we create our environment we can also, to a degree, pick and choose what we will allow in our world. It is a daily effort to contain the chaos and douse the drama. But, it is totally worth the effort. Not everything is that big of a deal! We sure can make it more important than it really needs to be, can't we?
