Laurels

 Many of us have heard the phrase, "Resting on our Laurels."  What it translates for me in my life is, "I am fine, thank you.  Leave me alone."  Maybe I did some work on myself and now I feel better than I used to.  But that has proven to not be enough.  There is such a thing as emotional and spiritual sanity or sobriety, in some circles.  I might feel fine, as I say, on the outside, but the insides are not at peace nor am I free of emotional eruptions, waiting to happen as my plans fail me.  This is all false pride mixed with laziness.  But rather than wait for some upheaval of the heart, I try not to rest on my laurels.  I keep trudging each day.  No one stands still in emotional sanity.