Intrusive Thoughts

"I have to make a list, when I do my meditation, just sort of go over a list of things before I start that I think are going to break my concentration."

"I'm pretty sure," I add, "that 'puppy-monkey-baby' is gonna be on the list tomorrow."

When I'm cleaning up after the Super Bowl had endedm I find myself chanting quietly to myself, "Puppymonkeybaby, puppymonkeybaby."

Katie stops me, "Don't you get that stuck in my head."