The Vanished Threat

The Hat
Teddy said it was a hat
So I put it on.
Now Dad is saying, “Where the heck’s
the toilet plunger gone?”
— Shel Silverstein

Lil. Toot here. Did You know that I follow Mom everywhere? The kitchen—Of course. The laundry room (where My Chow is kept). We relax in the Living room. The Bedroom is home to My Man Cave. When I was Tiny, I was banned from Mom’s office because I’m an Automatic Paper Shredder. All parts of living unstuck.

I had everything scoped out. That is, until I spied the stubby Bathtub Plunger. It was as big as I am, poised above Me, ready to pounce. Dreadful! I began my deep-throated growl, which scares most Everything away. But it didn’t budge. Then? Mom distracted Me, and it vanished! I won! True story, that one. Living unstuck.

I’m curious: Do You face down Your fear? Or quietly slink away? I say: Give it Fair Warning. Your threat might make It fade away. That’s My Experience, at least. Living unstuck. #unstuck-living#vanished-threats