After meeting with a CGPU client's mom today and discussing anxiety, I have decided that the universal scale for anxiety in Lesotho ought to be the Pick-n-Pay parking lot at a given time on a certain day. (Pick-n-Pay is the big grocery store in the mall here). It is very likely the worst place to have to drive in all of Lesotho. Nay, Africa. Here is what I came up with:
Extreme Anxiety:
P&P on a Saturday morning at 10am. (Pretty sure I am giving myself an ulcer right about now)
High Anxiety:
P&P on a Monday evening, say around 6pm (Can't find a parking spot, extreme annoyance at the big truck that just took my spot)
Moderate Anxiety:
P&P on a Tuesday afternoon, 3pm (It's half price movie day, so the parking lot is fairly full even though it shouldn't be in the middle of the afternoon)
Low Anxiety:
P&P on a Thursday morning at 7:30am (the stores don't open until 8, so there really isn't anyone around except employees)
No Anxiety:
No P&P parking lot after all (I decide to stay home and make someone else go get groceries. Best decision I've made all week, my blood pressure will thank me for it)
So after seeing my client this morning and then having an extreme anxiety provoking experience at the P&P parking lot, I needed a little humor. Send up a few prayers for safety as I continue to figure out African driving and make my way around Maseru :o)
"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
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