I received an email forward last week from a friend and it got me to thinking... About bananas. The gist of the email was to extol the numerous virtues of the banana. Such as the instant energy boost from eating just one banana, how it is the leading fruit among athletes, how just two supply enough energy to complete a strenuous ninety-minute workout. Also expressed were the different maladies that are alleviated by the ever-lovin' banana, including depression, PMS, anemia, high blood pressure, constipation, heartburn, motions sickness, stress, strokes and so on...

There was also talk of using banana skins for different skin or muscle afflictions. Take the inside of a banana peel and rub it on rashes, mosquito bites, charley horses, and aching joints... Bananas are also said to increase brain power, help with nerves, and ease a hangover. God bless the banana...



I always have a problem with bananas because they seem to go rotten before I have time to eat them. Now that I know they will cure or ease almost anything, that might provide enough impetus to get them gone at my house. Interestingly enough, a few years ago, I purchased a book called "Letting Go of Your Bananas" with the subtitle, "How to become more successful by Getting Rid of Everything Rotten in Your Life" I had dealt with a horrible work experience and was struggling in a bad marriage. I thought maybe this book could help me out - the title, alone, put a smile on my face.

How are your rotten bananas these days? Are you ready to let them go? Think about what your rotten bananas are. Work + Play + Home = Life. We have responsibilities in Life and, somehow, we must attain balance in that Life. If letting go of the rotten in your life helps you to achieve that precious balance, then let the letting begin. There are times we allow fear to rot the good. Think about what you fear most. What is it..., Do you fear failure? Do you fear loss? Do you fear getting older? Fear can be overpowering but did you know that "Passion Eats Fear for Lunch?" (D. Drubin)

Interestingly enough, there is a chance that you are the "rotten" in someone else's life. If that recognition falls upon you, take care of it and move on. Find the peace and balance you need by acknowledging the bananas, good and bad. And timing is everything. Hang around the rotten too long and what happens? Other things start to rot.


My mother used to say, "Something is rotten in Denmark" - a reference from Ol' Will Shakespeare in Hamlet (Something is rotten in the state of Denmark) It simply means: evil, if permitted will corrupt good. So..., go, bananas. Leave already.


"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be." ~Lao Tzu

by rayannethorn