The simple things
Day 12 - after round four.
What a wreck of a week....Allergic reactions, rotten side effects, hospital, losing a friend....Every emotion at play. So tiring....so mentally draining.
The gloomy weather doesn't help does it? We wake and expect to see sunshine...and when there is none, we sigh and slouch around. Well one thing this battle has taught me is to LOOK for the sunshine. Go outside, look at the sky, look at the ground. Watch the birds, how they preen and splash about in the puddles. Look at the way the water trickles.....trickles down the gutters, down the leaves...
Close your eyes, listen....listen to the sound of the rain falling, listen to the drips and drops of it slipping off everything around you....Sniff in the purity of the rain and exhaaaaaale....
Nature can be brutal, but it also can be beautiful...much like this experience.
We took a drive down the coast yesterday and the scenery is always spectacular. Green hills and valleys... soothing, rolling ocean......soul cleansing. Then we came back, back to the sounds of city life. While it's relatively quiet where we live it still hasn't got that serene calmness to it. That "Ahhhh" feeling seems to melt away quickly....
So as I sit listening to the rain, I'm trying to keep that serenity stored inside me for the upcoming week... and the next. Try not to let the trials of my battle wear me down....try to keep my mind calm and clear....To look for the small things, appreciate the simple things... Slow down, Breathe.....Soldier on.
Happy Sunday
Xx <3 xX
