Annoying Relatives(And The Big Picture)

First and foremost this is for some good friends who are sorely in need of a parable.Secondly this post has nothing to do with my life now.But it has a lot to do with friends who may have left home without seeing the big picture.
I had an Aunt once.When I lived with her and my Grandma and other aunts and my uncle I felt that each encounter with her was akin to Chinese water torture.She was judgemental and had a superiority complex that would have been palpable were she not 4 years older than me.I believe that in the time we were together I suffered socially as my friends were afraid of her and my self esteem took a serious beating.As time rolled on I took comfort in the fact that the rest of my family was a gift from God and no amount of quibbling from and about her would change that.In time she and I had a massive blowout which ended up with the two of us locked in a room until we worked out our differences.I found that her toughness was her way of getting me to avoid a lot of pitfalls.That her superiority play was to challenge me mentally.She had a major impact on my life after that and I swear there were times I wish she was around to kick some sense into me.I loved her with all my heart after that.I lost her last year.She died at 50 from cancer.I spoke with her days before she left this plane.And it was almost comforting.But I will go to my maker knowing that I never said enough to her about how my life was impacted.

Some of you are in this position now.The angry kid and the aunt.And you want to book out the door.And I implore you.Yes,there are those who do not want you with that aunt.For their own reasons.But are those reasons enough to leave home?

Please know that my reasons for this are selfish too.You are people that I love and I don't want to head for the house knowing you are not there.

Just think about it

G'neesh!!I have it.And so do you!

About 30 years ago I got caught up in a comic book called(at the time)Green Lantern/Green Arrow.This was the first(sorry Frank Miller)attempt at portraying super heroes in the real world.It covered a journey of discovery across America for Lantern,Arrow,and a Guardian as they sought to find where the heart of this country was and how to help solve some problems.One such sojourn took them to an Indian diner where they were served the diners best(and only)dish...beans.As the Guardian took his first bite he remarked on how the dish reminded him of the G'neesh the inhabitants of Sirius 7 ate.Arrow commented that it reminded him of what mom made on one of her better days.I remember not only the story and the verbiage but I had my own version of G'neesh and when I felt sad and overwhelmed I would make it.It wasn't "comfort food".It was my food that centered me.That was mine and mine alone.It was the food that proppeled me forward.
The recipe?Doesn't matter.(but email me if you want the recipe)No,we all have our own G'neesh.A food that brings us to not just a comfort zone but to a positive place.I have heard of those who seek out Grandmas soup,Mac and cheese(boxed!)because it brings them back to the salad days,when money was scarce and you did not care.The world was right there in front of you.There for the taking.
So when it seems that life has you as bogged down as the inhabitants of the Mount Washington observatory in January.Obtain some G'neesh.
It works