Kathy and I are both still in our pajamas. We decided we weren’t going anywhere and no one was coming over so why get dressed. I put on a warm sweater over my PJ’s and have sat in my chair with the floor heater going most of the day.
For some reason I was able to do a deep dive into the news today and stay above neutral. Most days I can’t do that. Not sure I found anything I didn’t already know but it is interesting to see what others are saying and doing.
If you get a chance, look up Mariann Edgar Budde. She posted a wonderful post today and gave ideas on what we can be doing now. She is the Bishop that spoke at Trump’s inauguration and showed much courage. I have been saying for a long time we need leadership that tells us what we can be doing in these hard times. Bishop Budde stepped up to the plate. I wish she would run for President.
I found a couple quotes that I love. “In these trying times, find a helper. Be a helper. Be kind.” Another one “We can ALL be a part in our own way. You don’t have to do everything. But we have to do something every day to fight back.”
Other than read the news I really haven’t done much today. It has been a very quiet day at home. I am on day 11 post surgery with no pain, no ibuprofen or Tylenol, and no itch! I am grateful for my recovery and how smooth it is going.
The word steady keeps showing up for me. I had chosen the word connection as my word of the year but am feeling the need to change it to steady. As the world chaos continues I feel the need to be steady. Steady it is!
Wondering about attempting to gather a group of people and together coming up with a list of actionable items we could do collectively as well as individually. I can’t be the only one struggling with the question what is my role in all of this. How can I be a helper?
No plans for tomorrow. Wednesday I have a 1:00 appointment with my doctor in Emporia to talk about two things that happened during recovery. One is I may possibly have sleep apnea and was told by the nurses and doctor to have it checked out. The other is my acid reflux. I had the most serious pain in my chest when I had a gas bubble from how they did the surgery. I have read more about it and I think I need to have that area checked out to make sure there isn’t some damage in that area.
I think doing taxes starts next week. I need to call the organizer and find out what shifts I will be working in February. We are only doing them three days a week in February and then in March are going to four days a week. She is supposed to find a day or two that we can do them here in Cottonwood Falls.
These are certainly troubled times and beautiful times. I am learning how to hold both parts of that at the same time. It requires an expansion of my heart and soul. It is a challenge to remain steady and rock back and forth between the two and not feel like I am getting thrown off.
Grateful for another day of healing and quiet, grateful for people like Bishop Budde that offer comfort, and grateful for all that are stepping up and becoming helpers.