Saturday, October 7, 2023

 Saturday, October 7, 2023

    Visiting the retirement community positively impacted my feelings about my current situation. While I live alone and sorely miss domestic companionship, I realized the retirement community would not provide it. I saw all the things available in my current life. I felt energized and renewed. I organized the things I could do. To start with, weeding my yard with boiling water. I fill an electric kettle with water. While it comes to a boil, I do something on the computer. I can hear the water roiling from where I sit. When I hear the click, I pour the water on the weeds. Now, I've organized the procedure. I've designated Thursday to treat the strip by the fence, Sunday for the strip along the driveway, and Monday for the section under the silver blue palm. I also have made a list of things I have to do. Wow! What an improvement in my frame of mind.

  I know multi-tasking has a bad name. However, I love it. It energizes me. It requires heightened attention and mental flexibility. Anyone with young children needs to multi-task. Without it, the human species would have been extinct long ago. As with everything, moderation is the key. Too little multitasking is just as bad too much.

  I've been telling everyone that the sprinkler head caught between my foot and my shoe on June 13, the day I fell and crushed my shoulder and elbow joints, was four inches high. I decided to measure it. Given the additional height of the PVC pipe feeding the sprinkler head, it's nine inches high. That means my trapped foot was nine inches above the ground when I fell. Is it any wonder why I crushed two joints? I landed with my entire body weight on that poor arm, which had been pulled taut under my body by Elsa, who panicked as I fell. 

Poor girl. She hid under Yvette's car until Scott noticed her and pulled her out.

  On the way home, I stopped at Island Naturals to pick up a tuna salad. Theirs is the best. Sadly, they didn't have any prepared.

  Jean, my friend, and I have been meditating daily for the past month. Jean mentioned it one day and proposed doing it together. We both liked it and wanted to continue it. We knew we were unlikely to continue it on our own. One of us proposed we do it together every day. It's been wonderful.

  The meditation is based on the power of water. Jean reads, "Both science and spirituality have proven that water listens to you.; water is alive." Holding the glass with both hands, smile, and take a drink. Tell the water something you want to manifest this week. (We both think of qualities in ourselves we want to change, not in the world at large. Jean asked for physical health. I have been asking for patience, relief from fear, and a calmer demeanor so I don't sound like a verbal machine gun when distressed. It isn't good for me or for others. )  We thank water for all it does for us and take another gulp. We open our eyes and allow our bodies to be transformed. Then Jean reads a short story, usually from a children's book or a poem from Where the Sidewalk Ends. We share a bit about our lives each day, too. I think I am seeing a difference. Jean knows she is. She is feeling much better.

   i don't know if the water has an impact, but i do know it is beneficial to ask to be a better person daily. It feels great.