Sharas Blog

I am constantly loosing things; the last thing I lost was a brochure on Newport property . I don’t mean every now and again, or every so often. I mean that if I put my car keys down then some force of nature will make it impossible for me to find them again five minutes later. That’s all it takes! The problem wouldn’t be so bad if the force of nature wasn’t located deep inside my head–

And let me tell you this used to stress me out enormously. I mean really stress me out. I’d go all crazy and start looking in places where they couldn’t possibly be. I’m serious. I’d look in the bins, I’d look in the oven. I’d even look in the fridge and really expect to find them there! On extreme occassions I’d call my friends and blame them. I knew it wasn’t their fault, of course, but blaming them certainly made me feel a lot better. If only for five minutes.

I was a nightmare for years, until one day, on my nineteenth birthday, my girl friend said to me “look, just calm down and you’ll find them, ok?”

I stared at her with menace. “What do you mean?” I asked. “How will that make any difference!?”

She grabbed my wrist and said “it will, trust me”.

And so I started to calm down–

That was when I felt it for the first time. Suddenly I could think rationally about where I left the keys, instead of just swearing at inanimate objects as though it was all their fault.

Can you guess what happened? Yes, I found the keys. I found them fast. All because I was able to stay calm. So, it may sound stupid, but take my advice all you people who’d loose their head if it wasn’t screwed on: just calm down a bit, OK? It’s the best way to beat the angry monster.