  Wouldn't it be terribly frustrating to live your life taking everything you see, hear, and read as the Gospel? I'm beginning to discover how true that is of me. I find a new diet and lose a few pounds and all of a sudden it's the only way to eat and everything else is wrong. Or I read about a new medical study or breakthrough and I immediatley believe it and talk about it as if I were their walking commercial.
My favorite one is when I got my shoe inserts for my hypermobility foot problem and sure enough everyone that had foot problems or knee problems or any problem that didn't even have to do with feet needed orthodics. That got me thinking about myself as a person and my thought process. I seem to have a hard time coming up with thoughts and ideas on subjects on my own. I feel the need to have some sort-of solid proof about something for it to be believable to anyone. I guess I don't have a lot of faith in my own opinions. Now that I've recognized this insecurity, I have been working on it. I'm not saying you shouldn't have proof or facts to back up your thoughts and opinions, but just to let that be only a small part of your thought or opinion.
There needs to be more of me than other people filling my head with what I do and don't believe. My absolute worst one is this whole terrorist issue. Every time I hear something on the news or radio that sounds the least bit threatening, I immediately become fearful and feel like the world is going to explode or something. I feel cautious when opening mail and leary about drinking my tap water. My husband reassures me that even though these things may be happening that the media tends to hype situations and saturate the TV with reports and news alerts and it can be overwhelming if you let it.
So I just need to take in the information and realize the situation and then understand that there isn't much I can do about it so why worry so much. I'll put my energy into other things such as creating luscious feasts and mouthwatering desserts for two people. Want to come over? I promise you won't leave hungry! 
