Oh Dear

An extraordinarily difficult few days. The approaching term, with all its challenges, seemed to set everyone on edge. Going away added to the pressure rather than reducing it, as I had anticipated, so that 'brother was set against brother'. A lesson there, I think. For me work has started. I find it hard to think straight now for about a week. It is a true 'career', pell mell (Pall Mall) as my Granny used to say, with the brakes apparently off as everything hits at once. It is easy to make poor choices, to run for cover in dark places, if I am not careful. A dangerous time, spiritually, where eyes need to be set firmly on the 'prize set before'. I won't miss this part a bit.