
My reaction to this incident? Well, I have many choices. Here are some of them:
- Deny I did it
- Blame it on something
- Resolve never to take a sleeping pill again (I do, on occasion, and did so last night)
- Fear the future
- Trade making hot breakfasts for milk and cereal
- Have a post-midlife crisis
- Cook with a "buddy"
- Eat only in the kitchen with the hope that I'd discover the problem sooner.
- Set a timer when I turn on a burner so I'm reminded to turn it off when I'm done cooking
- Go on a cruise
- Have a pity party
I've already eliminated denial, the pity party and fear of the future.
My siblings and I are very familiar with Alzheimer's Disease. We buried Dad almost three years ago after his journey of several years living with this illness. We lament now and then about our spotty memories and how we're concerned we might be following in his footsteps.
My pastor, Tom Stephen, and his wife, Ginny, have written a book entitled, "Fearless." It's about different types of fear and how God is with us and speaks to us in the midst of our fears. He says: "People often stress out over a situation before they have an actual problem. Most of us have a tendency to cultivate fear by worrying about what could happen instead of confronting the actual problem. "* I know God is very active and present in my life so I don't have to be captive to fear. However, that doesn't excuse me from being smart about my choices and facing truth.
In the meantime, I'll be cooking eggs again soon....in a new skillet, of course.
*Fearless, by Tom Stephen & Ginny Starkey, Regal Books, Ventura, CA, 2006.
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