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It can start out as a simple conversation.  You have just come back from a dental appointment with your mouth all swollen and full of stitches.  You are sharing your experience with your friend when all of a sudden the energy shifts and she launches into her dental story and you find yourself in the middle of a tug of war trying to decide whose dental experience is worse, yours or your friends. What is it about certain people that want their pain to be greater than others?  And what is it about pain that draws us in?

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There is something about the call of September that shouts, “Snap to it.” Similar to early morning Reveille that one hears in the army, the sound is loud and unmerciful. It says wake up and get the show on the road. After a summer full of fun and sun, going back to our lives can feel like we are being dragged out of our beds. How do we get ourselves back on track and return to our lives with enthusiasm and renewed vigor?

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Isn't it amazing how our minds can go on without us, how easily our attention is pulled from one annoying thought to another?  What causes this disturbance and how can we take control of our own ship.  It is as though we head out for Hawaii and end up in China.  No offense to anyone who lives in China but the point is that wasn't our plan.  There is a great quote that says "Finding peace lies not in the target but in the shooter."  How do we resist the pull of obsessive or fearful thoughts?   Who is really in charge?  Why do some thoughts pull us off center?  Who is minding the mind?