Silent Storms

Better than James Brown

Apologies to all. I've been sick, Darling has been sick, my car is sick. Did I hear someone say these things come in threes? So I've not been able to blog here much.

The last three weeks were pretty horrific to me. First, I came down with a flu bug. When I was still in bed with this, Darling came down with another attack of Schiz, after a little more than two weeks of being just wonderful. And just before our schools started the car broke down completely. Imagine. Of course all of this dragged me down, and I became extremely unproductive.

It was a terrible cycle. The car was broken, I was sick and desperate, so I yelled at my already sick Darling, who then yelled back at me, aggravating my already screwy feelings. And the car did not get fixed. Nor did the house get cleaned. There was so much negativity around me that I was getting dragged down into an increasingly filthy pile of psychic sludge.

And then I found a web site. When you subscribe, this site sends you one positive thought for every week day. It includes the thought, a matching affirmation, and a mediation practice to reinforce the thought. Of course this will not be for everyone. But what it did for me is priceless. It lifted me out of a downward spiralling negativity to bring a more positive state of mind to my problems. If interested, you can look at the web site with samples here: http://ifcl.com/subscribe_fpt.shtml

Thinking from a more positive perspective is a powerful tool you can use to keep yourself healthy while trying to be a helpful partner. Sometimes it is good to admit that you need help. And help comes in many shapes and forms. All you need to do is ask.

Thank you again by the way for everybody's thoughts, comments and prayers. They are deeply appreciated. I feel much better now, although I'm still somewhat slimy in the lung and nasal areas. But at least I can make it through a work day without being completely destroyed.

Also by the way, Darling is on his way back from zany land. This is good.

Posted by cathi at April 29, 2004 10:08 AM | TrackBack