“Inadvertently I’m in Retreat Status while home alone in my house,
in my bedroom – totally alone. (Keep in mind this is a flash back; reporting a day 15 years ago.)
Last night I baby-sat at Darin’s so they could go to a
wedding. I was back home a bit after
midnight.
My plan for today was being with Galilee’s United Methodist Men on a bus trip to enjoy Atlantic
City’s Boardwalk and shopping. My legs
(actually right leg) hurt too badly (actually from about 6 pm yesterday on
through the night). In a health care
book at Darin’s I read the very best thing to do was the R I C E procedure.
I – Ice
C – Compression
E – Elevation
I’m not doing C,
no compression.
I am reading. I’m not telephoning anyone. I started to earlier – felt I should call
Sharon on her job. She had called at 7:30
am to say she was on her way to work overtime at Coca Cola and wanted to wish
me a fun day in Atlantic City. I told my sister I wasn’t going – shouldn’t go and really couldn’t go considering how
horrible my leg felt after yesterday’s active day. I did take Ibuprofen after midnight. It helped with the pain. Anyway, the book said it was important to
take. Sharon agreed with my decision.
I considered calling her at work; give an
update on my doings, but I didn’t.
I thought I would call one of my best friends and talk about the Yankee game we were going to on July 17th,
2002 – but I didn’t.
Two hours have passed and I’ve changed my
mental attitude. I am glad.
I’m reading the Oprah
Winfrey- Bob Greene book. I respected the author's prompt to stop reading and make notes to follow-up on later.
I was to Think Back and write
down answers to . . .
#1 What are three unpleasant
events in your life you most wish you could change? (Answers
were noted – therapeutic, even today.)
Nope, not telling you!
#2 Three most pleasant events
in your life?
(I
listed five…..encouraging to re-visit now, not to share)
#3 What are three things I
like least about myself.
(Too
self indulgent-can’t share!)
#4 Three things I like most
about myself. (Still true. Not sharing.)
I wrote down and answered
these eight additional questions. What
makes you happy? Sad? What traits do you like in others? Dislike in others? Are you a patient person? Are you judgmental? What brings you joy? What brings you pain?
The thirteenth and final
intrusion into my personal self was:
What are your spiritual beliefs?
My scribbled answer - “The
Lord is My Shepherd, I shall not want.”
Jesus is my role model."
Still true fifteen years
later this 22nd day of June 2017. I am grateful.
