More from the you got science in my poetry collection --
impossible mystery
eyes can never see
space outside the universe
time before the beginning
magic deeper still
sing the silent song
breathe the endless void
float, fall, fly, sans gravity
grab handfuls of nothingness
that came before existence
kiss the quickening cosmos
as she spins, ripples, stretches
ever expanding 'verses
dancing far beyond
imagination
Friday, October 26, 2012
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Something about crisis and opportunity
I promised to offer "tips" for living life chronically ill without losing (too much) of your mind. As previously stated, I do not claim any particular expertise. Just want to share some ideas, habits I've found helpful in my own life. "Tips" seems the shortest, simplest way to label that (and I will now leave off with the basically unnecessary quotation marks as I am beginning to annoy even myself.) So here's one for starters -- take your bad days and find a way to use them to your advantage. This way, even a bad day doesn't seem like a total loss. I hate when a day feels completely wasted. And there is sometimes a hidden upside to what can otherwise be difficult just to get through. For example...
A day when I feel so sick or am in so much pain that I cannot get out of bed is not a good thing. I think most people would agree with this feeling. However, I have learned (through some amount of practice) that these days are a great opportunity to watch a foreign film. If all I'm good for is staring at the TV screen, that means I can easily keep up with subtitles, free of distraction. And there's a lot of great movies that I might never have seen without this extra nudge. Such as "Timecrimes," a perfect little puzzle of a time-travel murder mystery. In fact, after watching this once, I immediately watched it over again to see how the pieces fall together. Truly ingenious.
Or, how about a day when I just can't get out of the house? Perfect chance for all those things I've been going to, you know, get around to. Like cleaning out my closet and finding all the clothes that should really be given away. Or getting my books/CDs/DVDs/sock drawer better organized. (To be fair, I do kinda love reorganizing stuff...) Or maybe it's even a good time to write a blog post, since I was going to do such a good job at keeping up on that. Maybe.
Look, y'all, I'm not saying that every cloud has a silver lining. But trying to find them sure does make life a little better, and at least passes some time.
A day when I feel so sick or am in so much pain that I cannot get out of bed is not a good thing. I think most people would agree with this feeling. However, I have learned (through some amount of practice) that these days are a great opportunity to watch a foreign film. If all I'm good for is staring at the TV screen, that means I can easily keep up with subtitles, free of distraction. And there's a lot of great movies that I might never have seen without this extra nudge. Such as "Timecrimes," a perfect little puzzle of a time-travel murder mystery. In fact, after watching this once, I immediately watched it over again to see how the pieces fall together. Truly ingenious.
Or, how about a day when I just can't get out of the house? Perfect chance for all those things I've been going to, you know, get around to. Like cleaning out my closet and finding all the clothes that should really be given away. Or getting my books/CDs/DVDs/sock drawer better organized. (To be fair, I do kinda love reorganizing stuff...) Or maybe it's even a good time to write a blog post, since I was going to do such a good job at keeping up on that. Maybe.
Look, y'all, I'm not saying that every cloud has a silver lining. But trying to find them sure does make life a little better, and at least passes some time.
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