Since Jill joined the Rambutan bunch earlier this year she has found that she is getting a lot of attention from wasps….in fact she got stung three times last week alone. David said that he seems to remember from his childhood that orchards were a challenging place to be at this time of year for Spheksophobics  (that’s posh for ‘person with fear of wasps and bees’….and yes of course David would have Googled this!). So does becoming a fruit (i.e. joining a bunch of Rambutans) make you a target for stinging pests? Let’s hope not but may be this question should have a ‘don’t try this at home warning’ just in case.  

The interesting reflection that Jill’s tri-stinging week gave her was that it didn’t hurt as much as she remembered and may be the fear of the pain was worse than the pain itself. Have you ever been in a situation when there was something to fear or worry about in the future but it turned out OK? It turns out OK (or better that feared) most times for most people…clearly this statement is based on hearsay, gut feel and tea leaves and must not be taken as anything resembling statistical evidence.

Worrying about the future might be a human preoccupation but if things are not going to be as bad as you thought then why not start at that point and then if they are not even as bad as that why not start at that point…and keep repeating the cycle until…hey presto the future glass is half full. 

At this point you are either bored, baffled, bewildered or bollixed so to put it into once sentence: Worrying about how bad things might be is about as effective as trying to knock out a hedgehog with a balloon…refresh your thinking if the way you are thinking is not helping you!