Wind
Fear, fear, fear.
Forgetting this isn't forever.
What a cliché.
To go through the same cycle again and again and every single time forgetting that this too shall pass. So weird.
Still exhausted: burning eyes, unsure, unable to go for walks due to (take your pick) foot/ankle/leg/hip/back problems.
Overwhelmed by contacts with family.
Let go, let go, let go is the message I'm receiving.
Immune system has been having a hard time ever since my last visit to my mother. Throat especially.
Sleeping doesn't lessen the tiredness.
[Cat has draped itself over my legs in a ridiculous way.]
Extra nervousness over potential new neighbor.
I have forever lost my innocence in that area.
Backlash, M. This is backlash.
You know how it works, ride it out.
[Sand on her ear, claw in my leg.]
I like the wind, the motion it causes in trees and grass. The sound.
[I feel a little heartbeat on my right shin.]
The same question: how do I let go?
If you're pushing yourself to let go, you are not letting go.
I'll listen to the wind instead.
If something comes up, I'll do that.
If not, I won't do anything.
Just return to your intuition, M.
Do whatever it tells you to do.
If it's quiet, stay still.
Listen to the wind.
Be tired.
Feel fear.
Stroke the Cat.
Repeat.
Forgetting this isn't forever.
What a cliché.
To go through the same cycle again and again and every single time forgetting that this too shall pass. So weird.
Still exhausted: burning eyes, unsure, unable to go for walks due to (take your pick) foot/ankle/leg/hip/back problems.
Overwhelmed by contacts with family.
Let go, let go, let go is the message I'm receiving.
Immune system has been having a hard time ever since my last visit to my mother. Throat especially.
Sleeping doesn't lessen the tiredness.
[Cat has draped itself over my legs in a ridiculous way.]
Extra nervousness over potential new neighbor.
I have forever lost my innocence in that area.
Backlash, M. This is backlash.
You know how it works, ride it out.
[Sand on her ear, claw in my leg.]
I like the wind, the motion it causes in trees and grass. The sound.
[I feel a little heartbeat on my right shin.]
The same question: how do I let go?
If you're pushing yourself to let go, you are not letting go.
I'll listen to the wind instead.
If something comes up, I'll do that.
If not, I won't do anything.
Just return to your intuition, M.
Do whatever it tells you to do.
If it's quiet, stay still.
Listen to the wind.
Be tired.
Feel fear.
Stroke the Cat.
Repeat.

3 Comments:
Who does wind?
Thank you.
For pointing me towards
Siddartha, by Herman Hesse
Rob
You're welcome.
It's a wonderful book.
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