Since I last ruminated over the keyboard the sun has come out and tree branches have rebounded to wave over the piles of pink petals that drift like confetti over still-snowy lawns. The chiropractor used a warm laser to restore 80% of my knee. Daniel has slept in the hallway instead of his room but at least refrained from waking anyone else, and we got a new black kitty who rumbles around William's room like he owns the place. Stirrings of hope and gratitude are elbowing out the pain and worry.
Even prior to the miracle of the chiropractor's laser I had been reviewing my notes on resiliency and mental health: exercise, be grateful, stay positive, stop ruminating over troubles, reach out to friends and family. In April of 2016 I add to this list: don't watch or read the news of presidential elections, refrain from arguing with the kids, keep away from the pity party.
My good friend says there are two roads through life - the happy road and the sad road - and they don't take turns but run in parallel. So we mourn the loss of Prince but smile at the new Mumford & Sons South African single. We tremble at the news of yet another record-breaking warm month but exult in the proliferation of solar panels, weep over health struggles of good friends but delight in the birth of healthy babies.
Happy Earth Day - may the happy road today be a bit more full than the sad one.
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