Barrow Journal

“All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.” – Havelock Ellis

A friend mentioned the other day that he would soon be moving his son to a dorm at Georgia Tech and for some reason, a flood gate of memories opened about the day Mr. Clark and I moved our son into his dorm room at Mercer University. Our son is 30 now and I haven’t thought of that sweat, tear and emotion-filled day in years, but it all came back so vividly… What a long, poignant day!

Our son and his unknown roommate were assigned to a third floor room in the oldest dorm on campus — a beautiful, architecturally-rich building with no air conditioning. It was hot as Hades the day we moved him in and the stairs to the third floor were narrow and steep. His new roommate and his parents were making the move at the same time and after a few trips it became obvious that both boys were outfitted with the exact same gear — right down to the big, round, nearly industrial-sized fan still bearing a Sam’s Club price tag. [Full Story »] 

“He is most powerful who has power over himself.” – Seneca

I never thought I’d say this, but Chairman Danny Yearwood of the Barrow County Board of Commissioners got a bum rap in the local news and from the bloggers last week.

Somehow his attempt to save the county money by exploring the possibility of hiring an in-house attorney (rather than continuing to give the current legal firm a blank check) was interpreted as a big cloak and dagger operation. And that’s just not what it was. [Full Story »] 

“Being a princess isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.” – Princess Diana

Remember the fairy tale about the princess and the pea? The one where she proved she was a princess by not being able to sleep on top of seven mattresses because there was a pea under the bottom one? Well, that princess has nothing on me, because like her, I am HSP.

That’s right; I am a Highly Sensitive Person. It’s a bona fide psychological condition (well actually, only a recognized personality trait) that describes people who are super sensitive to everything from the itchiness factor in clothing to the emotions being felt by a person across the room. And let me tell you, being HSP is no picnic. [Full Story »]