I wrecked my elbow doing gods-only-know what. I have theories but none of them are suitable for this post - they are decidedly Roman, involving wine. Mostly wine. Just in time for my day off, too. Ah well. Not really my day off since i teach private lessons and have my japanese lesson and course planning (and was even planning on heading to the driving range for an hour - that's definitely out!)
Artist's representation of someone pointing ...with their elbow inside-out.
But do i whine (get it?) and moan and complain? Nope. I bend the day to my advantage. I cancel my lessons in the most polite and assuring way i can. Then i putter round the house so i feel semi-productive without stressing the elbow.
THEN i throw open all the windows and put on my Canada t-shirt (thanks, mom) and my big orange Roots hoody (thanks Kelly) and watch My Name is Earl - Season 1 on DVD (thanks Tony) with a glass of Sauvignon Blanc from South Africa (already looking forward to the World Cup!). I occasionally break to read e-mails (thank you Matt and many others) and teaching/writing websites. I meditate quietly in short sessions, letting my mind be as noisy as it wants until it tuckers out and sits quietly with me.
Tonight is my night to cook, so i order in for my beautiful wife and me. We eat mundane but delicious food and watch a movie (Where the Wild Things Are) and talk about things we will do with our children, like take them hiking or read to them from the first night they come home from the hospital.
I am alone in my house all day and yet i am connected to and reminded of the kindness and warmth of the people in my life. My friends and my family are my sanity and my support net. Even when they are not actually here and even though i do not say it nearly often enough, i am grateful for them every second of every day.
By the time i can type this and post it, my elbow will no doubt be recovered from its very minor affliction. It will have passed as all things shall pass. Take a moment, breathe deep, give thanks.
Symian is: not putting in any elbow grease today.
Currently Reading: Writing to Communicate 2 (course prep)
Currently Listening: nuttin
Kanji of the Day: 感謝
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