My mind is like a politician, it keeps changing direction depending on which way the wind is blowing.
It is a most unreliable device in my body.
My eyes do their job reasonably well, my nose is pretty predictable at smelling things and my legs, even with wobbly knees, are quite reliable in carrying me.
But my mind is quite volatile and often takes me on a rollercoaster of highs and lows.
One moment I feel like life is good and things are really going well.
Then I remember an unpleasant event or imagine an unwelcome future and the day falls apart.
The mind swings me like a pendulum.
Just the sight of an mpesa message shifts my mood and I suddenly become boisterous.
Yet a reminder from my creditors that my loan is overdue makes me despondent.
A flattering remark cheers me up but a snide remark sends my mind on a tailspin.
Perhaps, like watching a politician yapping on TV, I should take the highs and lows that the mind serves me with a pinch of salt.
Fabio