What DOESN'T Drive You Crazy?

A lot of times, people love to talk about what drives them crazy.

For instance, people speeding on crotch rockets on the highway, weaving through traffic in between the lanes, drives me crazy.

Loud, repetitive patterns of chewing drive me crazy.

I mean, I drive me crazy sometimes.  I keep doing stuff that I know I shouldn't be doing, like snacking incessantly, or complain about the weather.  I know it's going to be hot in July, it isn't like it's a surprise!

I want to reflect for a moment on what doesn't drive me crazy.  First, let's define the word, "crazy", from dictionary.com

Well, those definitions are definitely extreme!  None of these feels right for something that irritates a person.

Let's look at synonyms.

None of those feel right either.  It seems that when "something drives you crazy", it's a cause-and-effect situation.  Speeders on Route 50 don't drive you nutty... but they sure are heck irritating!  They could cause an accident! 

These are all words that are about something that comes from within.  

So did you ever write a blog post that started out as one thing, only to twist halfway through?

So here are the antonyms for the word "crazy".  Let's test this out.  Yoga drives me balanced.

Ummmm no.

When my children are playing in the backyard having fun, it drives me calm.

Hmm.  

So it seems that the phrase, "drives me crazy", really doesn't make sense.

Just something to think about.

Bee in love with the heartwork of your life.