Oh do I! For me, when my life's out of sync, my body rebels. I get migraines, typically (when things are really off-balance), or else I get little aches and pains I wouldn't normally have. Louise Hay writes beautifully about this in her book "You Can Heal Your Life." She believes every thought/belief pattern we have expresses itself in physical form (dis-ease). Interesting stuff...

Anyway, you reminded me that I haven't seen an episode of the Beverly Hillbillies in more than 20 years! Loved your post - thanks for writing it.

Well I too get the wake-up call, maybe it's 3am or the spinning mind all night long instead, drilling on the issue of the moment or whirling through any and every random perceived mis-step I've taken in my current mixed up life. That's how it is in the dark when you can't sleep. Those issues grow and take on a life of their own like the scary monsters of our childhoods. Better to get up and watch t.v. than toss and turn in bed. Sometimes it helps to sit up and write it all down. Other times the stress presents in the form of a migraine, but truthfully the migraine usually comes after I've figured out how to deal with the issue and the relief of stress brings on the throbbing head. Go Figure! Wishing you peace . . .

Hello, I am the photographer that created the image you used in this post. I am glad that you enjoyed the photo enough to use it here, but I would recommend that in the future when you choose to use photos like this you check to see what the copyright or licensing requirements are.

I don't mind sharing my work - most of my photos are posted with creative commons licenses, so nonprofits don't need to seek out my permission or pay a fee to use them. But I do ask, as a basic courtesy and the sole condition for the use of my work, that you attribute the photo to me when you post it on the web.

If you're searching for photos on flickr (the source of this image), it's best to look at the "Additional Information" section and see what the photographer has put down. I put a lot of work into my photography, so I don't think that's unreasonable. I would expect you'd probably ask the same if someone wanted to post your thoughts somewhere on their own website. :)