We have been experiencing a bit of a heatwave in the last few days. Predictably, this has had a bad effect on my health - the humidity makes my breathing worse, and poor sleep affects everything else. Thankfully, today we have had rain, and the temperatures are lower, so I hope to improve again.
It prompted a poem - not a happy or easy one, but a truthful one:
M.E.
bone-weary
jelly-jointed
fists of fire around my spine
my breath rasps
fear of falling
as my stick slips
the bed a cliff I cannot climb
one hour since I got up
Why 'Still Life'? Because, although our Meetings are (mostly) silent, they hum with the life of the members gathered in an expectant silence. Why 'Still Life'? Because I am pretty much bedridden, and I spend the majority of my time not moving about. Why 'Still Life'? Because, despite my illnesses and the curtailment of my former activities.... this is still Life!
About Me
- Heather
- After years at school of being told I couldn't draw, I gathered up my courage and asked my friends to help me try......
3 comments:
Hoping you improve as well!
Jan Lyn oxo
Hope you are feeling better soon. Be easy with yourself and recognize that your weakness isn't your fault, it's something that happened to you and that you have to cope with. There is an ebb and flow in our physical and spiritual lives that we must learn to accept. There are times when faith enables us to run without being weary and times when faith enables us to walk without fainting. Sounds like right now you are feeling the latter.
We are off to Yearly Meeting which is always a rejuvenating time for me. Congratulations on your blogging award.
Thanks for making me aware of One and Other. I meant to look when Rosemary was on the plinth, but I was too busy at work. :( I have enjoyed checking the site a couple of times a day to see what is going on. Hope your feeling better. Blessings.
Dave
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