Writing On The Wall

It's time for Writing On the Wall 

I just had a really long conversation with my brother about the amount of stress we have in our lives and how much we can handle. According to Holmes-Rahe on the life stress meter, I have an 80% chance of contracting a stress-related medical issue. This is the writing on the wall. Between December 10, 2010 and February 5, 2011, I lost my job, moved twice (once was out of state), and lost 3 close friends to illness. That's the equivalent of a death every ten days for 2 months. 

My brother and I were talking earlier about the stresses in his life. He was feeling very confused about how to deal with them. He just wanted to go to bed and sleep. That's one way to deal with it.

Some people eat. Some people sleep. Some people drink or take drugs. Some people exercise. Some people develop disorders that help them cope or to gain control over their lives. There's only so much the human psyche can handle. For me, it was 6 items in 2 months. For my brother, it's 2 items in 6 months. 

We all have our breaking point. I wonder if there are red flags to life events. You know, like in a relationship. Like the first time your husband hits you or cheats on you. Those kind of red flags. Like the night I met Charlie when I overheard him ask his friend for money right before he sat next to me and asked if he could buy me a drink. Now that was a red flag. Seeing red flags is like seeing the writing on the wall.

I'd like to invite you to participate in my Writing On the Wall meme.

Please feel free to link your post to mine with a picture of a wall.

This is my first selfie in a new meme with Urban Muser

called In the Picture. We're starting out with body parts.