Start Where I am

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I’m back, trying to tap out a few words, a few thoughts. It is not easy. It is damn difficult starting…anything. It’s torture actually trying to find an opening. So, I’ll just start where I am. It is almost April. I’ve signed up for the April Ultimate Blog Challenge. Challenges have a way of giving me a boost. I’m warming up and flexing my fingers for the keyboard. I need not be clever. I need not be profusive. I just need a few thoughts and a few sentences.

Life has been bumpty, with more than just a few twists and turns. I’m not here to tell sob stories but they might spill out just the same. I’m here to get out of those ruts and puddles and back to the flow of life. I’m hoping to tap out some insights and solutions. I’m hoping to get back some oomph. I’ve been a dishrag for too many months now. I don’t wear dishrags well. I hope to inspire myself.

While I was dumbstruck this morning, I seeded some kohlrabi and cabbage. I soaked some bitter melon seeds for easier germination. Then I washed some dishes. It’s better to do something, anything rather than being stuck motionless. Now I’m on the way. I’ve broken the ice. I hope my words will flow for the April writing challenge.

SOME DAYS

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Some days life is damn hard.  You just want to lay down,  even amid your own dirt and grime.  You don’t want to lift your head off the floor.  It is on those days when I feel I can’t, I DO.

I do any little thing that I can .

  • lift my head off the floor
  • take a single step
  • make the bed
  • make a cup of tea
  • write a word, a sentence, a paragraph
  • put in a load of dishes, laundry
  • pick up something off the floor besides myself
  • sit on the deck, sweep the deck
  • pull out last year’s tomato plant(s)
  • put in pickets around flower bed to keep Sheba out
  • take Sheba for a walk
  • yoga. qigong
  • file one thing

These days have been hard.  It does not matter for what reasons.  But one thing for sure is that they will pass and in the meantime, you still have to do, whatever you can, however you can.  Cause you want to be ready to rock and roll when you come out of the ‘some’ days.