originally written on 15 Jan 07 posted on 27 Jan 07 This weekend has been such a mix of experiences and emotions.  Good times with family that we hadn’t seen in two years brought many smiles and laughter.  However, nature’s fury sent us all into survival mode which brought a bit of anxiety into the mix.  January is maybe not the best time of year for visiting the Midwest.  : ) At first the experience was kind of invigorating, even with the battle against worry.  This weekend’s ice storm was

originally written 18 Apr 2001 added to first website 25 Feb 03 Can you laugh when you mess up?  I cannot.  Not most of the time, anyway.  This is a skill that I desperately need to learn.  I deeply admire others who make mistakes and can laugh them off and move forward past the embarrassment.  I have a tendency to beat myself up over even little mistakes in my life.  The bad thing about that is when the big mistakes come along, they come near to destroying me.  Something weird about me is