Don't Be a Shtarker...Thanks dad.

It's a rare day when I stay home..barely do anything...not rush around to get out the door...be somewhere.
Get those cups of coffee in, check the emails, check the hopeful Ebay "sales", take out the Beagle...
Well...the last couple of days, I've been laying low, nursing my eye.
Really want to make sure this little thing that isn't too bad, doesn't get worse.
Got myself to the great Dr. Eichler..Senior, that is...junior is great too:)..got my Anti-biotics and drops, and figured...it's my eyes, have only 2..I should be smart.
My Dad's expression, "Don't Be a Shtarker" was in my mind's eye when i got home from the appointment the other day.
It basically means, don't be a tough guy...let things pass in their own time...don't do what you can't do even if you think you can.
I used to be the Queen of doing everything, because I COULD.
Well...I learned, I could, but it would probably not work out too well, and I'd probably lose friends, relationships, and even kill a plant or 2 along the way.
I learned I had to give up control of everything, and what a great thing that was to learn.
All things will happen if I worry about them or not.
I am not responsible for my first thought but responsible for what I do with the second.
I couldn't control what happened to my eye, but  I'm responsible, to the best of my ability, to help it heal.
& I can chill out for a day or two...not being a Shtarker, doing for others, preparing for future events, when there's time for that, and that IS NOT procrastination.
That's just smart.
Glad my Dad's expressions have worked their way into my life.
With him, I can do anything....
Thanks, Dad.
Next week, I'll be able to visit my Dad, because this week, I wasn't a Shtarker:)