5555

Magical numbers? All 5's! Should be playing poker! Just missed starting this post at 5:55pm. Hmmm!

Another quiet day--symptom-wise. The acupressure massage yesterday seems to have residual effects. There was some occasional tremoring, but quiet for the most part. Did take a nap in the mid-afternoon, which seemed to prolong the quiet state.

I realized that with my 1.5-2.0 hours of exercise that I may need a nap. And, as I add in the SRF bioenergetic exercises that I may need to rest/sleep when I do so. Food (what I eat, when I eat it, and so forth) is also part of the equation. Even though it's not productive, I seem to do better when I just surrender to what is needed. If I'm hungry, I eat. If I'm tired, I rest. I read, answer emails, and do whatever else is called for as I can. I've not done a lot of housework. I bathe when I have to; I shave when I must.

It's been a year (a bit more than a year) of floating downstream. I've gathered limbs and pieces of flotsam to add to my raft as I've meandered along. But I've not made any major efforts except to stay afloat and not hit any obstacles. I am making progress--slowly--very slowly. It's almost glacial in movements, but the river keeps me rolling along. As long as there are no rapids or waterfalls ahead, I can guess I can keep on going. Here's to the 2nd year! May there continue to be progression.

I finished reading a set of novellas by Rick Bass last night. The final story is so well written and so moving--about a family who received a land grant of wilderness property (10,000 acres)--and what it was like to grow up so much a part of the land. And how it changed and was altered over time by ranchers, hunters, livestock--what had disappeared and was continuing to fade as time went on. It was one of those stories that I didn't want to get to its end--I wanted it to go on and on--even though it was sad and difficult to read about. I've now read all his short works. Not sure I want to tackle his novels, but he is one great writer.

Also reading a collection of short fiction pieces by Kurt Vonnegut. A different style of writing than Bass, but good stories--people-focused and humorous. Also reading a set of stories by Kate Chopin that were written around the turn of the century. They're set in the South and deal with the Creole and Cajun people (and their patois).

I've read a lot in the past year. A blessing that I've had that opportunity and ability despite all else. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! So it's number 5555 at the post! Let the posting begin!