A sunny April morning at 10 am but still dark when I woke at 6. I’m not bouncing out of bed yet. I am more bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. I am grateful for what I am and for what I have. I am still me. I have my spirit though it is a bit dampened. I have recovered my hearing. It, too, is a bit dampened. I can hear the running of the furnace and the flush of the toilet. I can carry on a converstion, listening and speaking, no longer relying on pen and paper.
Life is good. It is full of wonder and mystery. I try to bask in the warmth and light. I try not to ask too many whys to questions that have no answers. I am still healing. I do not want to lose any unnecessary energy. I try to dwell in moments of “remembered wellness.” I pray and ask for prayers. It all has helped me to be here today – tapping on the keyboard, finding my way back to the things I used to do. I’m doing it slowly, taking James Clear’s advice from his book Atomic Habits. I want to make things easy.
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Healing is such a journey. A journey that needs to be filled with gratitude for everything we have. I do write the things I’m grateful for at night in a never ending book. They range from huge things to the fact that I love having a top sheet on my bed. I love the cat . she is cranky in the morning but is grateful for breakfast and greets me with that very loud MEOW. At 16 she can get away with anything. Have a great weekend. love Clear
Thank you!
Oh, that must have been difficult to lose your hearing, and I could really feel your gratitude to be able to hear things now. Sending prayers for continued healing.
Thank you, Diana!
This is such a tender reminder that healing takes time—and that even small steps back to ourselves are worth celebrating. Thank you for sharing your light today.
Thank you, Jasmine.
So glad your hearing has come back. Your days are sorta like mine, I take it one day at a time and try to focus on today and not yesterday. It’s hard but I’m working on it and I hope you are too.