Child psychologists say a baby learns
When you drop a bouncing ball,
The ball bounces back up.
Babies, smarter sometimes than grownups,
Know that life has its ups and downs,
And after the down, almost always comes an up!
Some of those ups and downs, if you’re a woman of a certain age, are the moody woes of menopause.
Telling yourself that the ups will come back really is helpful.
If this doesn’t work, try chocolate, a brisk walk, and more chocolate.
Frog: The Frog, name unknown to this grandma, was a baby shower gift of guest blogger Judy Ackley Brown, who writes in this post about rainy days and life.
Chocolate: Make that a tiny bit, each time. Menopause pounds are a real downer.
Poet (of sorts) : Me. I’ve been having fun keeping up with current thinking in child development from Kath, creator of Baby Eats Real Food.
The baby: My grandson Mazen, usually upbeat!
Friend For The Ride 
I wonder what in the world menopausal ladies did before chocolate?
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Love the ball. He’s a real cutie.
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One of my favorite quotes is “it’s darkest before dawn”
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I haven’t thought of that quote in a long time!
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Love the quote Katherine. I am reading a book called “Falling Upward” by Rohr. A bit heavy but same premise.
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The concept of two halves of life is fascinating. Check out the author’s comments here:
Guest post when the book is finished, okay?
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Well, being in the ‘finally arrived’ at menopause stage in my life, I can agree – it does get better. Of course, hindsight is 20/20. 😉
I never would have dreamed of ‘investing’ in good chocolate before The Pause, but now I buy GOOD chocolate and enjoy a delightful nibble almost every night. Usually about a thin 2 inch or so square will do just fine. I buy it from Theo Chocolate which also funds a charity, so that’s cool. I’m not exactly sure what I’m craving when I crave chocolate (it’s not the sugar, I don’t think, because there really isn’t much sugar in these bars I buy.) There’s a big movement toward eating raw cacao, so maybe there’s something to the craving that’s good. Anyway, all I know is it helps.
So, yeah, the ball bounces back up, but with a little help these days. Thanks for the neat poem, gorgeous pic of Mazen, and the links to check out.
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So you aren’t tempted to eat more? That’s my problem, I would keep going back for another square.
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I am afraid that I have gone to the dark side – dark chocolate, that is :-). I purchased a box of Divine Dark Chocolate After Dinner Mints in a moment of weakness a few months ago – and I will be darned if those mints don’t somehow keep on reappearing in the cupboard just when I thought they were gone :-). Oh, and I love your poetry, too!
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I like dark more than I used to and find you definitely don’t need to eat as much to satisfy a chocolate craving.
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