Email: The examined life [SD]

Your headaches are a concern, and as always, one hopes the doctor will treat the cause, not the symptoms.

An inquiring mind is a blessing and an advantage. It is only "bothersome" to those who do not want to be bothered (or enlightened) -- a whole 'nother kettle of worms (bigger than a can and smellier than fish, trust me).

Transition, growth and learning times in life -- being "bothered" by change (for the good) -- are daunting and hard work. It's eminently worth the discomfort though -- esp. once we get over the initial hump (if traveling over hill and dale is new to us). Think of it like riding a bicycle: Build your (emotional) muscles (slowly, I keep saying), ride through the stiffness of the first stages -- don't look for cramps, enough will arise naturally -- and once you start gliding, you'll never forget how.