I have rediscovered contracting the right psoas to move the right hip back and up and the left hip front and down as I walk. I’ve been here before, working on that muscle. The difference is that it affects my whole body differently each time.
When I got home, I wanted to work on getting the green waste I cut down yesterday off the remaining blue flowering shrub so it can flourish, but I was too tired. I read a little of the article on spiritual direction from Mike’s folder from the Mercy Center and fell asleep. I had a wonderful nap.
When I got up, I worked on the blog. I still had the shrub on my to-do list, but there were great radio programs on. I did some more work on the blog. Then I moved into the library to see if I could locate books while listening to a program.
Looking for the books is causing neck strain as I twist it here and there to read the titles. My vision problem is compromised by my trifocals; If I don’t get my head position just right, the lens distorts my vision. Duh! I decided to place all the books on their side so I could easily read the titles. I also grouped books by the same subject or author. That made them easier to find, and I found three additional books. I may be ready to send out the first box of books. It also occurred to me that once I check with all the seminaries that might be interested, the Hawaii deacons and the church members, I can go back to the seminaries and offer the books to the students. It’s not what Mike wanted, but it is the best I can do.
I went out to deal with the blue flowering shrub. I decided not to do any cutting today because I need to give my wrists a rest. I pulled all the cut branches and tree trunks I had cut down off the shrub and lay them on the driveway. This way, the bush can recover from this radical pruning. I am hoping it can grow without the support of a fence. I plan to trim it on the side facing the fence so that I can maintain the two-foot separation. I will have to ask Margo when I see her on Sunday if this plant can grow that way. If not, I’ll have to find a different solution to creating privacy between our neighbors and us.
