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Chain, Chain, Chains

"I could have done so many things, baby, if I could only stop my mind..." -"Wasted Time", Eagles Sometimes I wonder what I would be capable of if I could shut my mind off for even an hour.  Who would I be if I weren't listening to the litany of shortcomings, the barrage of my failings?  Who would I be apart from the incessant voice in my head questioning everything I do, critiquing every decision, berating me for every mistake, asking what if what if what if?   Tonight our kids learned about Moses.  If you caught the first episode of The Bible on History, please join me in adopting your best Ramses yell, "Moooooses!"   I have serious concerns about why the Pharaoh sounded like a bullfrog, why Moses looked so crazed, if angels really have ninja moves,and a lot of other creative concerns, but that's another story... Our kids learned about the scene with the burning bush, or, per our curriculum, an oscillating fan with red and orange crepe p