Fretting Is Exhausting My high school chemistry teacher's name was no kidding Mr Faile While a hilarious and exceptional teacher he made the dreaded for some class even more daunting by posting a sign over the chalkboard that read Flunk Now and Avoid The Rush For those born after a chalkboard was an ancient education device that doubled as a screeching torture machine That sign still sticks with me and I've appropriated the message into other areas of my life particularly as a caregiver Accepting reality and not delaying the inevitable becomes a path of wisdom rather than a depressing [... more]