I think that my life like a lot of peoples is so busy that I do not stop and think what am I trying to create with the time I have here in this crazy world; within myself and within my relationships. What are my priorities, my talents, my joys? I know I want to be able to keep active but also take time to rest when I need it. I want to be near my family and enjoy hanging out with them. I want to keep learning and laughing and helping.
Yesterday I decided to phone my doctor about getting the medicine we both have been prescribed thinking there would be no opening so dad could phone his doctor. But believe it or not there had been a cancellation and I was able to get right in. It was good that I went and had the first good talk about celiac disease with my doctor. I apologized for being miserable the last time I had been in but he said he realized that I was feeling miserable. I am doing so much better now that I take the time to read the labels and make sure I am being as careful as I can.
We found the hospital in Maple Ridge in good time but finding our friend who was the patient was like taking all the wrong roads until we were actually given directions by some helpful people who were not staff. They had no time to help us and just kept saying "no she is not here"
Trying to live what I believe is a challenge.
Lasting change takes time and effort. I do not want to be distracted by the ways I think things should be or by what others say or think. I think we all do have deeply ingrained belief systems that become more and more important to us as we get older.
Today we will be driving Panteli to the airport which take a little more time, than usual, as we wait for him to teach a class in Richmond at the college. Time for us to have lunch. His teaching schedule was set up before his plans to a short visit to see Carol in the Grand Cayman Islands where arranged. First dad will be driving our friends daughter to get her meds. I have to wake him up before my walk.
This is the Golden Ears Bridge on the way to Maple Ridge.
2 comments:
Well, I think you are lucky to be so busy that you dont have time to plan. And I am sure you will make more people stop to look at your wild and crazy garden then will be drawn to your neighbors planned one. NOT that we dont need order in the world, just sometimes we can leave that to some one else. Was that dr nolte you saw or your specialist? Sandra
Once again an interesting and creative picture Beth. One could liken it to the gateway to heaven...as it leads one up to the sky!
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