They Say

 .... They say ........

Crazy and Genius walk hand in hand down the same side of the road.....

Being SMART isn't all it's cracked up to be. 

In fact - many smart people have some disabling condition to overcome. Some are even 'mental', thus the reason some 'CRAZY' people are very intelligent at certain things.

A clip from www.psychologytoday.com

“You’re mad, bonkers, completely off your head,” said Charles Dodgson’s Alice in Alice in Wonderland. “But I’ll tell you a secret. All the best people are.” The notion that genius is only thinly separated from insanity goes back at least to ancient Greece. Aristotle linked the two when he said, “There is no great genius without a touch of madness.”* To give the ancient trope a modern context, consider the words of Robin Williams, whose suicidal death in 2014 was precipitated by Lewy Body Dementia: “You are only given a little spot of madness, and if you lose that, you are nothing.”

So you see, being smart isn't all it's cracked up to be. 

As a child - advancing in school because you catch on quick, often ends up with kids much older that resent your intelligence torturing you. 

The further along in school you get, some teachers often resent you as well. While other teachers take an interest in you, also making it difficult to "fit in with other students". 

You learn quickly in life - that YOUR NEVER GOING TO FIT IN.

So you have to learn to ACCEPT YOURSELF AND BE YOURSELF. 

As an adult -

You can either get lucky and find a dream job and excel, 

or end up in positions that you INTIMIDATE the boss, and end up no where.

You can either do something wonderful with life {this often includes a partner that has the same ambitions as yourself}

or you can end up getting told to DUMB DOWN YOUR RESUME, so you don't intimidate people just to get a 'job'.

Old age ~ 

Can be the dream retirement - with anything you could imagine.....

or a visit to social security 

Where the judge says YOUR SMART ENOUGH TO FIGURE IT OUT you don't need disability. 

You See ~

Being smart can work for or against you. 

Just because your smart,  people expect you to have the answers. 

 

** Just remember - the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence, they just used a different fertilizer. 

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Life's good @ the Bright side of the Barn

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Save Yourself or Sink

All this talk about the options and what will and won't work. Last night he said what he plans to do & ..... 

This is me ~ 

He talks like he understands, he agrees with anything you say.

But when it comes down to it - he's going to do something totally different. And your going to lose everything and end up homeless again.

He's done this before and we all ended up homeless as a result. It took years to get back on my feet and the emotional toll caused me to have an emotional break down. It was a big part of the stress that led to my first stroke. I had to recover from that alone and it wasn't easy.

So here we sit again. I'm not getting on that boat again! 

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I've explained that there is only 1 option to make everything work. 

Option 2 you have to choose between 2 things you don't want to lose.

Option 3 you lose 1 and end up homeless again. 

The Option 4 he wants to take isn't going to provide enough funds to do it all. And that's when you end up with option 2 & 3 and lose everything.

So the question is - do I want to sink again - or should I walk away and save myself this time?

Sounds cold - with everything he's facing. 

Thing is - he's bi polar and his thoughts are of himself through this. So I could have a heart attack and die and he would worry more about getting to his next appointment than to bury me. 

He's walked out on me when I was just released from a hospital and sent home with a complete oxygen tank system and breathing hoses.. and 2 teenage kids who needed a parent - as well.

So really my feelings here are justified. Do I save myself or sink with him again?

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2 of my grandkids are here today and it's beautiful outside. I'm thinking we are going to go clean horse pasture and maybe - give the horse a bath or ride? who knows..... 

Time at the barn, with the horse always helps me think, clear my head.. 

I may not always find the answers there, but I always find peace when I'm with my horse....

I can't whistle right now with so many teeth missing. {having my 'old lady teeth made}.. So when I get to the barn I park, walk through the gate and wait. She usually hears the car pull in or hears the gate creak open so it only takes a minute....

She's hard to see in the first couple pictures, {that's her BIG pasture out there behind the trees } once she sees me - she will start out walking, trot, then gallop a minute, as she rounds the corner to the shelter she slows down to a trot again and then meets me at the gate. {yep, this is her little all the time pasture up to the trees}

Once arrived, it's lunch time! 1 pound Senior kibbles, 1 scoop Horse Guard, 4 baby carrots, 2 baby cucumbers, 2 large cloves garlic, 3 fresh strawberries... Salt and water all the time, pasture in the mornings and hay at night.. The life of Retirement! 

She turned 26 years old on May 29th! We've been together 7 years now.. My barn host Linda {The most amazing person to care for your horse!} tells me that my horse often acts like she might be 15 - 16 the way she runs and plays during the day.. 

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Here's to Many More Years of Fun and Love together.

Blessed by God

Life's good @ the Bright side of the Barn

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Until next time, Stay safe and Happy Trails.