Had an interesting experience last night with a smoke detector beeping in our bedroom. Of course it had to be that one way up near the highest ceiling in the house which required a ladder to get to. At first I did not know where the beeping was and it was only occassional. In fact, I tried to tune it out, but after awhile, I had to step out of denial and admit that I had a smoke detector beeping somewhere in the house. Next, after coming out of denial, I had to do an inventory and identify the source of the beep. At this point, I realized it was probably the battery needing replacement, but just because I figure this out did not stop the beeping! In fact, even when I got the new battery in place and started to climb down the ladder, the beeping continued. I finally decided to push this button that actually set off an ear piercing alarm, far more annoying than a beep. Once things quieted down, however, there was silence! No more annoying beeps and no more sound offs. I would have pushed that button a lot sooner, but I had been afraid that it may set off that alarm and that it wouldn’t stop. In actuality, my fear was greater than the reality. I still don’t totally understand smoke detectors and alarms, but I do think I figured this out: Sometimes it is those annoying continuing beeps in life that can drive you crazy; most of the time what you fear is not as great as you think it is; the solution may involve more pain before it gets better (but it is worth it); and even after you have located the problem and found the solution, you still have to set the reset button to gain your serenity back!
Sometimes it’s the beeps. In my life that save me.