Things...

Things That Comfort Me
* Silence
* Nature
* Solitude
* God
* God's Word
* The presence of a friend who knows me
* Tears
* Reconciliation
* A good, long run
* Grieving

Things That Scare Me
* Change
* Loss
* Money
* Instability that is out of my control
* Ebola
* Evil
* Demonic demonstrations

Things That Keep Me Awake
* Worry
* My kids' future
* Money
* Headlines
* Caffeine
* Restless legs
* Hot flashes
* My schedule
* Any of the other living creatures in my house on any given day

Things I Look Forward To
* Road trips that last a few hours by myself (that might fall under solitude)
* Sleep
* Fun afternoons with my family
* Cuddling with my dog, the cat can join us if she behaves
* Completing a project that will have an impact and finishing it well
* Heaven
* Opportunities for snarky, sarcastic humor
* When one of my kids asks for a hug and says "I love you"
* A job well done
* Being right

What I Dread
* Loss
* Laundry and dishes
* My kids in a bad mood
* Me, in a bad mood
* My husband in a bad mood
* Telling someone bad news
* Taxes
* Obligations
* Confrontation

Things I Am Proud Of
* Where I am, right now in my life, is only because of God--I am proud being that reflection of Him
* Overcoming
* Succeeding
* Thriving
* Running
* Persevering
* Loving
* My kids
* My family
* Battling
* Myself

Things That Bug the Heck Out of Me
* Repeating myself to my kids out of necessity only to find I am in such a habit of it, I do it to adults
* My kids incessant fighting over the most miniscule of things. Drives. Me. Nuts. 
* Repeatedly telling my kids to stop fighting
* Walking out of a clean room, walking back in it ten minutes later to a chaotic mess
* Hangnails
* Miscommunication
* Manipulation
* My horrible eyesight
* Bad customer service
* A bad work ethic
* Cranky people
* Wasting money and/or resources

Things That Make My Anger Go From Zero to Ballistic in 12 Seconds
* Mess with my kids or my family
* Threats
* Injustice
* Death of innocent children

What I Do For Therapy Because It's Cheap
* Run, a lot
* Drink coffee...lots of it
* Listen to classical music
* Read
* Sew
* Garden
* Read my Bible
* Count my blessings