Yeah, it's impossible to know for sure, because the common folk never have all the details, but it appears that that pesky minute hand on the Doomsday Clock is still "stuck" at 89 seconds to midnight - way too close for anything resembling comfort, but unlikely to advance even closer anytime soon.
I'm listening to the downpour in Vang Vieng while Pan snores beside me. We are on an adventure away from home. Home is Udon Thani.
I write that to convince myself that that's the truth. Rain and snores. Ants in the coffee cup. Supper at Oh La La... yep. I'm a creative writer but this is more truth than anything I could ever make up.
Part of me is still in Montana... and in Kansas... and in Costa Rica... and where I grew up.
The emotional, physical, mental tolls? I'm a lot stronger than I ever thought I was.
You know, life's just full of chaos. Sometimes you just have to laugh at the craziness of it all. I think you have the right attitude. You just got to roll with the punches sometimes. Life is a whole bed of chaos. You never know what's coming your way.
Today is a good day. It is a good day because that is what we make of it.
Some days, though, it is harder to say and do that than other days.
The truth is that I am just stressed with worries and concerns.
Worries over things that are happening. Our 5 month old puppy is currently being watched over at the vet because she potentially has something in her bowels. It is moving right now, which is a good sign, but if it doesn't pass, she will have to have surgery.
Concerns over things that can happen/go wrong. We have a winter storm watch for the end of the week with a possibility of 8 inches of snow. In this state, that is significant. That, in and of itself, does not concern me. The fact that we have to travel during it does. Why, oh why does the weather have to do this on this one particular weekend?
I know that there is a plan much bigger than I am and that I don't get to have input on... but in this moment, I am having a hard time finding my balance.
One moment at a time. Breathe in, breathe out. Take my own advice.
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