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My vehicle is not running well. This is not a problem. I have a couple of good mechanics and the funds to fix it.
I was planning to take this weekend and take the kids down to see my relatives. Also spend some time socializing and working on the house that was my dad's with my (wonderful) tenants. I am not sure I want to take 4 kids, a dog, and a spouse ~100 miles in cold weather in a vehicle that is not running well.
Disappointment is not the issue. The issue is that I feel enormously relieved by the thought of making a couple of phone calls to say, "We can't come, the van isn't running right."
I should not be anxious at the thought of spending time with these people.
I should be anxious at the thought of breaking down on the highway.
I am sick and tired of being afraid of the wrong things.
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"Alas, our dried voices when we whisper together are quiet and meaningless, as wind in dry grass, or rats' feet over broken glass in our dry cellar." --TS Eliot, "The Hollow Men"