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Honoring Myself While Relaxing in Galveston

I wanted to honor the last year. It was a difficult time and I felt that life was hard. I was upset about having surgery.

I remember being afraid. So afraid that I couldn’t think.

I remember feeling anxious. So anxious that I couldn’t sleep.


I remember feeling angry that life wasn’t working out the way I wanted it to.


I struggled with failure. I wrestled with negativity. 


I tossed and turned at night. I faced an uncertain future and screamed. I cried. I disconnected from all but a few people. I prepared as best as I could. Then I stood up and strode purposefully toward a surgery that I didn’t want, but consciously experienced, knowing that I had to get to the other side. Who was it that said, “If you are going through hell, keep going”? Sage advice. I kept going. I did. And the other side - the side that I could not imagine (I was sort of emotionally constipated at the time), wasn’t too bad. Surgery was painless. I only took 1 Advil the night after, just in case. The drain came out 2.5 days after it went in. And I even met a friend from high school who lived on Long Island, for dinner. We (mom, me and Lucille) went sightseeing. And I loved the place where we stayed. I had an experience; an adventure if you will. Not many people have (non-eye related) laser surgery. And now I get to talk about it. I will be able to share my experience. It continues to be a fascinating journey. 


I honor myself for walking this path with a positive attitude, compassion for my feelings and a huge love of life and living. And let’s not forget a zest for problem solving and research.

Hard to believe it has been a year since all of that craziness. I have been through a lot, but everything seems to be smoothing out. 

My ultrasound in June showed no change in the lymph nodes. I started acupuncture. I did the Greek Test again – the results were better – 3.0 / 7.5 ml down from  3.8 / 7.5 ml. All good progress. 

Work has been busy. I have taken on a lot more responsibility. I had some issues with a co-worker that resulted in many discussions with management. This translates to stress. And I feel that I handled it, continue to handle it, well. I can feel the adrenaline rush/stress occasionally, but it is much different than when my gut was seizing. I am learning to manage myself better around these personalities. So, I am handling more, feeling better and the testing shows healing is all going in the right direction. 

The thing that I tell everyone is making the most impact on me and my health is feeling grateful and happy every night before I go to bed. I can’t really tell you “how” I do it. But I can tell you that I work on thinking the positive thoughts and generating the feeling, communicating it to every cell in my body, until my body responds with a sort of vibrational energy that spreads. I can feel it spread, starting at my heart center and radiating through my entire body. My body feels as if it is “glowing.” Not necessarily with light, but with … I don’t know. This is very hard to describe. I will try to pay better attention and try to come up with a better explanation. So, once I feel this energy spread through my body, I fall asleep immediately. It is a really cool experience and I love that it is an experience that I can provide to and for myself.

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