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This post is mostly a replay of the weekly summary message sent out to F&F earlier today. The key update is that I've got the 1BR place as soon as I sign a lease and give them a check. Will be doing that tomorrow. Imagining (and a lot of praying) worked! I am so grateful for this abundance of grace. Thank you, Father--Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank everyone for your support, prayers and good thoughts. Will talk more about the place in tomorrow's posting.
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Had sessions with Janice and Rebecca, respectively, on Mon and Wed. Started week with trip over to Palo Alto on Sunday (one of several it turned out). Had moment of bliss again that Sunday as I walked through the Farmer's Market after eating breakfast. The displays of colorful foods, the crowds of people, sunshine, and music playing brought on a moment of feeling like a "normal person"--it was a sense of feeling whole and healthy, of being recovered.

Session with Janice on Monday was truncated because of a scheduling snafu. We still managed to cover a lot of ground despite the short session. We talked a lot about emotional issues and how they impact the symptoms--especially anxieties. I thought that most of my anxiety revolved around looking for a place to live. Turns out, after Wednesday's session with Rebecca, that my diet may have been creating problems as well. Too much sugar!

Tuesday was a tremor day. Spent time combing craigslist, making calls, and shaking. In the evening, finally managed to quiet the tremor as I went to sleep. Note: Tremor stops during sleep for nearly everyone who has Rebellious Qi. The trick is sometimes getting to sleep, but for several weeks now I've been able to sleep fairly well at night (with occasional naps even during the day).

Wednesday saw Rebecca. I told her of my increased levels of tremor and she asked me what I'd eaten that day (she had sent me forms for a nutritional workup). I rattled off what I'd consumed and she noted that I seemed to be getting a lot of sugar. Not good for the nervous system. Also, I'd not been getting much protein and fats--also not good for the nervous system. During the treatment, she managed to lower the tremor intensity. I agreed to shift my food intake away from so much sugar items and get more proteins and fats. Made the connection to last Sunday's moment of bliss (which happened right after eating breakfast--eggs, fried potatoes, toast, jam). Hmmmm! Looking forward to getting Rebecca's nutritional workup and see where that points.

Thursday and Friday were commute days--over the hill and back twice. Put is applications for two places in Palo Alto. One is a small studio in kind of a funky setting, but recently renovated. The 2nd place is much better--1BR apartment that's about twice the size of the studio at a lower cost. The apartment is in a complex that's owned by a family. The studio is in a complex that's handled by a rental agency (property management firm). The apartment would be best. I'm 3rd in line for the studio and I believe 2nd in line for the apartment. It's difficult to be working on this issue from such a long distance. The two trips on Thursday/Friday were about the limit of all I could do those two days. My practices were impacted.

Did alter my diet on those two days and tremor levels seemed to moderate. Reduced sugar intakes dramatically. Short funny story--On Thursday, I was at the rental agency filing an application. I was working in the conference room and got up to go out and get my truck's license number. The conference room had glass walls and I walked smack into one of the panels. Fortunately, I hit the wall with my head and only knocked off my glasses. The receptionist noted that they had just had the panels cleaned that day. Yes, they did!

I'm running a little low-energy today mostly from the excursions over the last few days. Filling out rental application forms is a challenge with my distorted handwriting (micrographia). Takes me some time to fill the form and keep it readable.

Hopefully, I get a call from the apartment person (his name is, appropriately, Angel) with a "go" signal. That's the way I'm imagining it to happen. May it be so! May my next update be from Palo Alto. Love and blessings...