Struggles

Struggles

I struggle more with language now than I did when I was younger. It’s part of why I blog so much less frequently these days–I’m too tired for battle. But, difficulty in using language is a sign of mental decline, and the only way to stave off mental decline is to go to battle, doing the things that are hard, no matter how tired you are. <sigh> Why does life have to be like this?
Speaking of mental decline . . . last week, while proofreading something I’d typed weeks before, I found that I’d substituted “becomes” with “because.” I see things like that and wonder if I’m really losing it. I have to remind myself that I’ve always made typing errors involving like-sounding words and that though “becomes” and “because” are a little farther apart in sound than the usual culprits, it’s still the same kind of mistake. Nothing to fret over.
Now more than ever, it’s imperative that I keep myself busy. I didn’t keep myself busy enough yesterday, and the results weren’t pretty. I’ll do better today. Today I will be busy, busy, busy. And detached. Cool as a cucumber. Unflappable even.

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