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Sunny day, trees are blooming and sprouting tiny new leaves. A different woodpecker (hairy, I believe) has been visiting my sunflower seed birdy buffet.
I had a blast in Zumba today, then out for coffee with my pals, then to physical therapy. My foot is getting worse, not better; my muscles all up that leg are tightening up in guarding mode.
Some good news is that I don't have to call and make an appointment with my doctor; I have a scheduled regular follow-up on Monday with my primary care doctor. Maybe she can schedule an MRI while we wait for an appointment with my podiatrist (saw him a few years back for an ingrown toenail issue).
I just read a really cool article in Experience L!fe Magazine under Life Wisdom called Loving What Is.
"The only time we suffer is when we believe a thought that argues with what is. When the mind is perfectly clear, what is is what we want"
"Byron Katie is fond of saying that she doesn't like to suffer, so she doesn't argue with reality. " I realized that it's insane to oppose it," she says. "When I argue with reality, I lose - but only 100 percent of the time."
The question remains, of course: How can you get to a point where you actually love what is, especially when the reality is that your lover left you or you got fired or you found out you have cancer? Katie has an answer, and she calls it "The Work".
The Work is a process that involves writing down troubling thoughts and then asking four questions:
1) Is it true?
2) Can I absolutely know it is true?
3) How do I react when I think that thought?
4) Who would I be without that thought? (find the worksheets and guidelines thework.com)"
OK, this is me, Kat again. I won't type out the whole article, but if you can find it, it's worth reading. The questions can help you think through any negative thought and/or feeling.
Off now to do some shopping; later all....
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Oh my, got too much food for Easter! We looked in Beaverton Bakery & found rolls & pineapple upside down cake for my partner; I couldn't resist the cinnamon apple bread! Ham, potatoes,asparagus, veggies & little pickles for
relish tray, sweet onion for the scalloped potatoes I'm making. The cinnamon apple bread will be for brunch, either French toast or bread pudding. Small portions, girl!
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2141 kcal
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Fat: 47.17g | Prot: 104.33g | Carbs: 350.24g.
Breakfast: Nonfat Blueberry Greek Yogurt, MEDAGLIA D'ORO INST COF, Skim Milk, Fiber One Original, Water. Lunch: Water, Bananas, Bread, homemade whole wheat flax, Slow Cooker Chickpea and Lentil Stew. Dinner: Water, Apple Cinnamon Bread, Quick & Easy Turkey Bean Chili. Snacks/Other: Fuji Apples, Water, Low Fat Ice Cream Sandwiches - Chocolate, Sweet or Dark Chocolate, Dark Chocolates, Dark Chocolate Cherry Cashew Bar (Kind Plus), Peet's iced nonfat caffee latte medium. more...
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2332 kcal
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Exercise:
Housework - 30 minutes, Shopping - 1 hour, Driving - 30 minutes, Sitting - 5 hours, Zumba with Jeannine - 1 hour, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 8 hours. more...
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