tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post6002745941992909133..comments2023-09-26T05:33:04.420-07:00Comments on Marylinn Kelly: WorryMarylinn Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-74293669658023484312012-05-16T09:03:04.750-07:002012-05-16T09:03:04.750-07:00Rachel - A multi-purpose, first line of defense. ...Rachel - A multi-purpose, first line of defense. And with available materials. (a line from ANNIE HALL, when Alvy asks, "Are we driving through plutonium?") Be prepared. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-65228340230747807022012-05-16T08:22:42.770-07:002012-05-16T08:22:42.770-07:00I am making my tin foil hat as we speak.
xoI am making my tin foil hat as we speak.<br />xoRachelVBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312736736551027564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-83645690434963886582012-05-12T14:05:55.782-07:002012-05-12T14:05:55.782-07:00Denise - You will find so many circumstances for w...Denise - You will find so many circumstances for which it is a perfect fit. Should I say, too many, but there it is. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-84260104704931629332012-05-12T14:04:42.735-07:002012-05-12T14:04:42.735-07:00Hannah - Thank you. It is a rare day that these l...Hannah - Thank you. It is a rare day that these loathsome freeloaders don't hang about, waiting for the buffet to open. Wishing you short and infrequent visits from the likes of them. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-34286333373617689052012-05-12T14:02:18.507-07:002012-05-12T14:02:18.507-07:00Jayne - Your plan to detach from vigilance has giv...Jayne - Your plan to detach from vigilance has given me the idea for a post, for which I shall credit you. Maybe we can get a group rate from the lawyer. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-3641519681371093862012-05-12T14:00:51.454-07:002012-05-12T14:00:51.454-07:00Claire - Thank you for the tin whistle, which I wi...Claire - Thank you for the tin whistle, which I will pretend to know how to play. Music is such a component of the antidote; hence the afterthought interlude post. Something that pleases me is always playing in my head. Without that, I'm sure the little demons would really buckle themselves in. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-82308340494404209322012-05-12T13:58:09.980-07:002012-05-12T13:58:09.980-07:00Susan - I wonder if fear and worry have any shame....Susan - I wonder if fear and worry have any shame. They certainly do pack a great deal of bluster. I have drawn fear, what a nasty piece of business, and will need to give form to his unindicted co-conspirator. Personally, I'd rather nuke 'em from orbit, but that's probably not the best idea. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-85747854669843605162012-05-12T00:38:25.497-07:002012-05-12T00:38:25.497-07:00I like that phrase,
vortex of suckage. I need to...I like that phrase,<br /><br />vortex of suckage. I need to work it into some sentences...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-91508990010934821682012-05-11T07:32:26.703-07:002012-05-11T07:32:26.703-07:00I am so glad to read this today....thank you.I am so glad to read this today....thank you.Hannah Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15792203070774504501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-27915028060668563242012-05-10T18:37:47.315-07:002012-05-10T18:37:47.315-07:00Making "...the mental leap into an unknowabl...Making "...the mental leap into an unknowable future and start gnawing on bad outcomes as though there was nourishment to be found there?" <br /><br />Boy you've pegged it Marylinn. I feel like I'm always on high alert. And should probably drop Vigilance altogether. After all, he's been very bad to me and he has zero sense of humor. I'll call my lawyer in the morning.<br /><br />Thank you for this counsel, Marylinn.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-3726767039404280182012-05-10T16:57:41.007-07:002012-05-10T16:57:41.007-07:00Dear Marylinn - ouch. I echo what Melissa and Susa...Dear Marylinn - ouch. I echo what Melissa and Susan have already said. Giving Worry a name and/or a form will transfer him from the Inside to the Outside where you can disempower him by yelling at him or - if your yelling voice is dimmed - turn your back on him till he withers and skulks away. Either way, we join forces with you in telling him in no uncertain terms to take his leave of you. Much love to you and to your sore back. . . and a tin whistle to go with the tin foil hat. Music, we know, is healing and can chase away the things that so unkindly plague us. xoClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-24111903327125240482012-05-10T15:30:23.577-07:002012-05-10T15:30:23.577-07:00i was hoping that putting it out here was helpful,...i was hoping that putting it out here was helpful, too.<br />i wish you would design a horrid little Worry Wart and put him up herefor us to stick pins in.<br />i imagine him as all bluster and nastiness on the outside, but rather timid and ashamed of himself underneath...susan t. landryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454487318141469849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-3929889697791916492012-05-10T13:47:56.425-07:002012-05-10T13:47:56.425-07:00Melissa - You can't let it get a toehold, the ...Melissa - You can't let it get a toehold, the old "give 'em an inch..." I need to look for an iconic illustration of worry, to match Peter Pain. And of course, duct tape. I shall try not to lash myself, easier said than done. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-66111057807148750042012-05-10T13:42:47.728-07:002012-05-10T13:42:47.728-07:00like Odysseus, you must lash yourself to the mast,...like Odysseus, you must lash yourself to the mast, I meant to write. xoMelissa Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270919534011711225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2400078448867068387.post-46259303228586584772012-05-10T13:41:34.264-07:002012-05-10T13:41:34.264-07:00Oh, Marylinn, it's such a horrible state of mi...Oh, Marylinn, it's such a horrible state of mind. I hope writing about it today took a little of its power away. The old story is if you can say the secret name of the demon, its strength diminishes. You've done that very well--I expect this anxiety to leach away. It's the tin foil hats that will do it. And yes, like you must lash yourself to the mast. I recommend duct tape. xoxoMelissa Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270919534011711225noreply@blogger.com