SHERMIN LEE

I had an assignment to vet some transcriptions for a friend. It was easy work, but it was no fun, so I told her I couldn't do it. It's okay to fail. It's okay to say no. It's okay to say 'I cannot'. No one is going to punish you for being fallible, so really, don't sweat the small stuff.  

 If you asked me what the name of my blog meant, I would tell you it means 'slow down' or 'take it slow'. I was inspired by the Chinese phrase 慢慢来 ( màn màn lái), which literally means 'take it slowly'. So here's a reminder for those who read this blog: take life as it comes and go slowly. It's okay to live life in the slow lane.  🐌 

 I remember a man who was committed to the hospital (note: committed as in jail, not admitted as in general hospital) because of a suicide attempt. He was really pathetic, and I mean that in the most sympathetic way. He was a whiney old chap (around his 40s) and the only time we 'interacted' was when he was complaining about his sister to the nurses and whoever would listen. "She's such a bitch! I can't see without my glasses and she doesn't want to help me get my glasses here," I remember how desperate he sounded. I felt bad for the guy. Trapped in the hospital with little to no family support. No family support, damn I wonder what became of him. I hope he didn't try to take his life again, bitch of a sister or not. I wish him well.