The Stress Of Nothing

As the StressFish swims about his tank, round and round, doing the jobs he does, it's all pretty stressy.

Sure ... to be expected.

But there is something even more terrifying and this happened today.

At 11.13am sharp, the StressFish was finished with all his work for the day.

OH MY GOD.

Now what?

The NOTHINGNESS ...

Here's now when the StressFish really started to quake, to shiver and to shake, going from here, to there, and back again in a random and disturbing pattern - NOTHING to do!

Aaaargh ...

In your fishbowl, no-one can hear you scream ....

But we must say in the StressFish's defense, that he does try.

He made himself a website to overcome his problems.

Hell, he even got himself a blog to share his trials and tribulations with the World! Above, and below water, at that!

He's brave, is our StressFish.

The NOTHING can be overcome.

Yeah ...

Take a deep breath ...

Alright, that's a bit better.

Shake yourself like a dog, sure it looks funny when the StressFish does it, but it is a good way in which to shake off some madness and regain a sense of self, of time and space.

Another deep breath.

Now, we can feel the StressFish stepping down, calming down.

That's a relief.

The NOTHINGNESS recedes strangely, and at the same time.

Space begins to appear where there was none.

We might fill this space with something - something pleasant?

Something nice?

That would be nice ...

What might it be ...?

And not much later, we find the StressFish swimming belly up, wriggling his fins, enjoying the sun on the water, kicking back, remembering that it is good to be alive, remembering that the NOTHING is nothing to be feared, but a chance in fact to take a few moments to enjoy this world, and being in it.