The subconscious is an amazing resource. All the adages, the rules and guidelines, explanations and stern warnings by parents that had always been thought to go into one ear and out the other of their offspring, in fact in my case hunkered down in my S.C., becoming like a savings account, or bonds with a maturity date (which latter I finally achieved in my 30's), a treasure-trove of rules to live by that I could draw on in times of stress, panic or frustration in later years:"This too shall pass", "Mind over matter, dear"
These especially carried my mother through to an impressive 105, she lived them, but there were many others, ones that I was not even aware of absorbing till magically - when the need arose - they were there. By word and by deed, mom's mantra on integrity, honesty and kindness, being true to oneself and all that good stuff, guided us. And continues to guide us (with a few adaptations and concessions to the world we now live in!)
Now to finish the title: "........ comes around", and the little thrill of pleasure I feel when I hear my daughter use the same admonishment or turn-of-phrase that I had used to her 50 years ago. That I'd thought had fallen on deaf ears. Tch, tch, ye of little faith .....
Now to finish the title: "........ comes around", and the little thrill of pleasure I feel when I hear my daughter use the same admonishment or turn-of-phrase that I had used to her 50 years ago. That I'd thought had fallen on deaf ears. Tch, tch, ye of little faith .....
