Today
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Today
I WALKED TO THE BOTANICAL GARDENS THIS AFTERNOON. I did not feel particularly motivated- but I made myself. Walking past the R/A Hospital- on a whim- I stepped up on the low wall that separated the hospital frontage from Nth Tce. No problems. A few people looked puzzled. Nearer the B/G I did the same. Using both legs to propel myself to the top of the low wall. Last time I did this- I could not do this- 6 weeks out of coma- on ‘leave’ from the burns unit, wearing cheap pj wear my bro had bought me. I could not weight bear and found it difficult even remembering where the burns unit was.
In the Bot-G I walked slowly- just breathing. Then I sat for a time- eyes closed and just listened. My pulse dropped, my breathing slowed. For a moment- in the moment. Sitting on a bench- under a pergola, connected to the ground. Birds above, children talking about food. Birds, a jet and traffic in the background. For a moment connected. The last time I was here- I was in pain, felt lost with no real connection to the world. Today there was a moment. No rainbows. The anxiety returns and so does the sadness. Today there was a moment.
In the Bot-G I walked slowly- just breathing. Then I sat for a time- eyes closed and just listened. My pulse dropped, my breathing slowed. For a moment- in the moment. Sitting on a bench- under a pergola, connected to the ground. Birds above, children talking about food. Birds, a jet and traffic in the background. For a moment connected. The last time I was here- I was in pain, felt lost with no real connection to the world. Today there was a moment. No rainbows. The anxiety returns and so does the sadness. Today there was a moment.
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There will be many moments out there
to experience. When they happen, grasp
them, treasure them, collect them to mind
and remind yourself that there are many
more to come.
I don't know when or where, but they
will come and I can hardly wait for them
because I know they will make me feel
sooooo good.
Those little miracles of joy are yours to keep.
to experience. When they happen, grasp
them, treasure them, collect them to mind
and remind yourself that there are many
more to come.
I don't know when or where, but they
will come and I can hardly wait for them
because I know they will make me feel
sooooo good.
Those little miracles of joy are yours to keep.
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