THE PQT LIST

I'm thinking maybe I'll go aquatotal every other day. Yesterday was horrible. Thanks a bunch, Cheery American.

What better way to follow an insipid day though, than with a troublesome one?

Yep. The doctor's worried about my ear. I might well have to be referred to the hospital.

Pesky ear drum. It got damaged in Cardiff and now apparently, has 'no features'. The doctor was amazed that my hearing is as good as it is, though to be honest I do sometimes struggle with some frequencies.

So, time for a bit of ancient wisdom. Here it is:

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

Philippians 4:6-7

It's quite a good algorithm this, even if you don't believe in the Bible (as I do). The logic is sound: don't [x] but [y] and wait for [z].

So, given that this definitely counts as a 'situation' in the 'every' set, I guess it's time to do some presenting of requests [y] by praying (let's say, p), petitioning (q) and with thanksgiving (t).

I guess this means: [z] = [y] x [p+q+t]

What occurs to me though, as I think this through, is that petitioning (q) is usually always done by creating a physical list. I'm not proposing to gather hundreds of signatures, but maybe I need to present something on paper - perhaps (given that it's a combination of p,q and t) it should be a composite list of:

- things to be thankful for (t)
- things to request (q)

which can then be prayed through (p)...

What do you think? Attach it to the bathroom mirror? List it on my phone? I guess if you're not a believer, you probably think this is a crazy, hippie thing to do. Fair enough - it doesn't make sense in the world of physics, but thankfully the real universe is a bit deeper than that. At least, I believe so.

Oh, and it's worth noting too, that [z] = peace that replaces anxiety, not necessarily the answers to the [pqt] list. And right now, given that I can't do anything other than start writing that list, I'd take peace [z] over worry [x] any day of the week.

I might start with a cup of tea though, if that's okay, Mr Cheery American? Well. It's tough luck anyway, cause that's what I'm doing.