Mundane Things

After a little visit to the emergency room with tachycardia, it was clear that I needed to slow down and smell the roses. Unfortunately, the smelling will have to take place without caffeine or wine. Hrruumph. However, my first morning of relaxing and appreciating the mundane had more in store for me than expected. It started out with the discovery that using my new GUM toothbrush was the most wonderful experience: it fit my mouth and hand and was a pleasure to use. Those of us with little mouths (but big voices) appreciate the engineering that went into this.


Then, the water heater of 20 years kicked the bucket or at least leaked rusty water out on the laundry room floor. We had a new one by the afternoon. Nice plumber too. Bye old friend, thanks for all of the showers, clean clothes, dogs, and dishes.


While contemplating how I was going to spend my first day "in the moment" it occurred to me that our guest bedroom needed to be painted, using the gallon of paint I bought over 6 months ago. I could do one wall maybe. I loved the color the minute the paint hit the wall and because I painted s-l-o-w-l-y I was able to cover everything with one coat and a minimum of taping. The room makes me feel good! Heather pink. Painting it was easier on me than constantly seeing this on my "to do" list. I also have a "not to do" list.

I have been doing more yoga also. I really am inspired by my teacher, Janine, who teaches Forrest Yoga: long poses, strength. I feel stronger, more flexible, and more toned. However, she also uses yoga to teach us about ourselves. Sometimes I have a hard time because of my hearing impairment; it's hard to read lips when I'm upside down or face down. Janine has been very good about adjusting her voice and position to accomodate me. I said that it is hard for people to communicate with a person with a hearing loss because they have to change their way of speaking which is so much a part of who they are. Her response was that she wasn't changing the way she was, she was expanding the way she is. What a paradigm shift that was for me. The room I just painted is also my yoga room.