Not sure if it's the weather (cold, gloomy, raining) or the transition to suddenly being retired (with no retirement benefits), but I feel very old and tired today, and my dizziness has ramped up. I actually slept well, which is unusual, but it just seems like it's going to be quite some time before I notice significant, and reliable improvement in my health. It will be a long, back & forth process, at least until it warms up enough for regular walks in the neighborhood. At least I made it through February! And today is the anniversary of my mom's birthday. It's hard to believe how long I've been without her. As you grow older, you face the loss of all of your elderly loved ones. I'm grateful for all of my photo albums that I filled up over the years, and now the digital "cloud storage" of photos. My husband and I actually met at a small photography school in Dayton, Ohio. The limited wall space in our cape cod house is COVERED with framed portraits that my husband took of his parents, and our children, and also several Catholic art pieces. Now he takes portraits of our grandchildren, but we don't hang any of those on our walls. Sorry kids…find your own walls!
As I sit here listening to the rain (which sounds more like sleet) hitting our awnings, I'm trying to talk myself into walking on the treadmill. I'll have to find a movie to watch on my iPad, or else I'll only last 15 minutes, but I'm sure I can scrounge up something that I won't find distasteful. If you can believe it, I'm WAY behind in the series. I think I watched the first two seasons, so I guess that's something I can catch up on, now that I have more time, and, it's still Lent! So yeah, I talked myself into it. After I get myself moving, and watch an episode of The Chosen, I bet that I'll be feeling much better (and will most likely sleep well again tonight.) One step at a time, when working on big goals! Whether your dealing with health issues, or the loss of loved ones, retiring, and growing old, whatever it is you need to move beyond, arm yourself with knowledge, and take the first step towards healing and change. It's the only way to move "forward!"
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