I feel it in my bones.  Now there is a saying for you.

Where did it come from?  We have a lot of bones.  206 roughly.   We start out with a lot more than that… but somewhere along the line… we lose about 64.  I think it is a result of being mindless.

But… back to the deal.

That phrase:  I can feel it in my bones.  A hunch.  A premonition.  I belief that something will happen….

Perhaps.  I guess I get “feelings” about things fairly often.  Sometimes they pan out, and other times… not so much.  I will blame my poor “hunch” record on those missing bones.

But let’s get down to the bare bones.

I’ve been chilled to the bone.  Frequently.
I’ve been bad to the bone.  Again, frequently.
I’ve boned up for exams.  Not so frequently.
There are times when I have been like a dog with a bone.
That typically results when I have had a bone to pick with someone.  At those times, typically … I’ve had a bone of contention.

There were times in life when I worked my fingers to the bone.
And I still do.
Perhaps that is why I feel like skin and bones sometimes.

What the heck… Knick Knack Paddy Whack.  Give the dog a bone.

But seriously…..  Let’s make no bones about this last one.

Sticks and stones may break my bones.  This phrase then goes on to say that “words will never hurt me.”  Whoever came up with this saying… is whacky.  Whacky like a funny bone.

Unfortunately,   I have been hurt by words.  I get hurt by words all the time.  On occasion, I even get my feelings hurt when nary a word was said.  I am pretty sensitive about things…. probably as a result of lack of confidence.  Nonetheless.  It happens.
Perhaps…I am just too thin skinned.
Or I wear my heart on my sleeve.
Or that I get butterflies in my stomach.
Or…I just can’t keep my eye on the ball.

Oh.  It sounds like it could be any number of things happening… when those words hurt me and my bones.
Maybe I just need more calcium.