Photo: Yahoo ImageToday was a genuinely good day.
Around 10:00 am, I thought about how happy and good I felt. Then I gave myself permission to accept it. Didn't even care if anyone else wished it for me :) What a relief it was.
I have had a headache(s) for 8 straight days. Not mild, but the want-to-cry-and-make-yourself-throw-up kind. Miserable.
I've done everything I know to do to help it. I went to my Chiropractor twice, had an hour-long massage on my neck, took naps, sat in dark rooms, dug out year-old pain medicine and begged E to please.stop.all.the.whistling (something she recently learned to do and oh my word, she does not stop!)
Relief was not coming, but then all of a sudden ... today at 10:00 .... I felt good.
So good I cheered a little too much over one of my students learning to tear a piece of paper into tiny pieces. I was so giddy over his new found fine motor skills, I fear I may have frightened him :)
I thought about my day later. When you have been in pain for so long, or maybe just down (for months!), you do need to give yourself permission to be happy. God is trying to give that to us anyway and it's certainly His desire, but so often we have a hard time accepting happiness. Women often feel guilty for answering the 'how are you?' question with "I am great! Couldn't be better!"
Try it sometime. People stare at you like you've lost your mind or feel sorry for you that you don't get you're suppose to appear humble. We have a distorted idea that humility means being miserable.
Yuck!
Today, I'm happy. Not just blessed, but genuinely happy. I may have even laughed.
Even if over tearing bits of paper.
It feels good.
Around 10:00 am, I thought about how happy and good I felt. Then I gave myself permission to accept it. Didn't even care if anyone else wished it for me :) What a relief it was.
I have had a headache(s) for 8 straight days. Not mild, but the want-to-cry-and-make-yourself-throw-up kind. Miserable.
I've done everything I know to do to help it. I went to my Chiropractor twice, had an hour-long massage on my neck, took naps, sat in dark rooms, dug out year-old pain medicine and begged E to please.stop.all.the.whistling (something she recently learned to do and oh my word, she does not stop!)
Relief was not coming, but then all of a sudden ... today at 10:00 .... I felt good.
So good I cheered a little too much over one of my students learning to tear a piece of paper into tiny pieces. I was so giddy over his new found fine motor skills, I fear I may have frightened him :)
I thought about my day later. When you have been in pain for so long, or maybe just down (for months!), you do need to give yourself permission to be happy. God is trying to give that to us anyway and it's certainly His desire, but so often we have a hard time accepting happiness. Women often feel guilty for answering the 'how are you?' question with "I am great! Couldn't be better!"
Try it sometime. People stare at you like you've lost your mind or feel sorry for you that you don't get you're suppose to appear humble. We have a distorted idea that humility means being miserable.
Yuck!
Today, I'm happy. Not just blessed, but genuinely happy. I may have even laughed.
Even if over tearing bits of paper.
It feels good.
6 comments:
Glad you are feeling better!
Praying for you !
Many thanks for today !
Glad you are feeling better. Hope tomorrow is just as good. Love & blessings from NC!
So glad you are feeling better. What a beautiful day you had!!!
I'm so glad that you are feeling better! Hey, those fine motor skills are important so your cheers were totally warranted!!! Don't worry about the fact that you may have scarred a 3 year old for life!! LOL I am calling you tomorrow afternoon to touch base. I work until 12:30 so it will be after that. Love you and miss you!!
Oh - I am so glad you had a good day and that you are feeling better.
Take care,
PJ
Hey friend~
I'm glad you are feeling a little better..you poor..poor thing.
We do have MUCH to be thankful for.
Praying you have an AMAZINGLY happy day.
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