So That’s Why…

Hello dear ones, well you’ve noticed that I haven’t been blogging as much lately and in point of fact I’ve really been struggling to do anything much lately. I just couldn’t understand what was wrong especially as the couple of weeks previously I’d had a lot of energy and felt great. Well, I went for a check up with my Doctor on Wednesday afternoon, we had a chat and I got scripts I needed filled etc, etc. Then just as I was leaving, I said to her “Marie, do you think you could take a look at my gum, it’s been a little bit sore, I know you’re not a dentist but maybe you can tell me whether I need to see one?” So, she had a look and guess what? My gum right down the back has a swollen infection there and it has gone into my throat and she said, most probably my body. So I needed antibiotics right away. Well, there you have it! I haven’t been well and here I was being so hard on myself. I know you’re probably wondering how a really sore gum could be such a minor thing to me that I barely even bothered about it! It’s because I am so used to not being well, or being in some kind of pain that I truly believe I have built up a tolerance and that it doesn’t feel unusual for me not to be 100 per cent. Anyway, I am so relieved as now I know I will start to feel better and my energy will come back. Also I can be a little more kind to myself now. Take care of yourselves and remember lets not be to hard on ourselves as sometimes we are just rundown, or something is wrong in our bodies and we need to take it easy.

Desiderata……

Hello dear friends, I had this brought to my attention and wanted to share it. Enjoy!

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even to the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexatious to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

- by Max Ehrmann.