I think I am so clever.
I try to outsmart every cold.
I juice. I pop pills. I drink a fuzzy tablet dissolved in water.
A cold is a minor inconvenience, and a message from my body.
Yesterday, Eden felt a cold coming on, then
I heard her up in the night,
coughing, sneezing, not sleeping – and I could feel
my own throat and chest tightening as well,
in sympathy, in unison, I don’t know.
I sent her soothing love and support from my bed.
I said okay.
First, of course, I resisted, I fought a good fight,
then I said okay. Bring it.
The body is asking for rest and care.
The to do list is extended for another day, as putting
away the dishes from the dishwasher feels taxing.
Okay, arms, okay eye lids you may take a day – you’ve
earned it. What is so bloody important it cannot wait?
Everything gets done in time.
When the energy is
needed – the energy comes.
And often, when I relax into the first symptoms
and love them like a long, forgotten friend,
they ease and loosen and disappear.
I didn’t love the symptoms with the purpose
in mind to make them go away,
but the side bonus of being okay either way,
with a full blown cold or a body healing,
is often you get the easier path.
The putting off of chores allowed me a nap,
and a certain cat, while I was sleeping,
curled his back up to the arch of my feet,
without me even feeling it until I awoke.
I became aware of the soft fur
breathing into my soles as I also
became aware of a symptom free body.
Cat Purr energy work!
I am suddenly energetic and well!
I love loving what is.
I give myself this gift,
and I give this gift to every one =
all of us sharing this 3d space in the world as it is now:
May you know in this moment that you are love
and that you are loved.
May you feel the flame within;
may you learn to warm yourself from its heat.
May you learn to manage the flame up and down according to the circumstance.
May you feel truly at home in your self.
May you know how precious you are.
May you live your life truly seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting.
May you gift those around you with your presence.
Life as Improv 