Your mention of rest as spiritual practice is so insightful. I've also thought about how being sick (or injured) gets me to seriously slow down and notice and appreciate my body, and all sorts of other things I wouldn't have when I was healthy and running around doing things.
Love this, Meagan, especially the last lines. A month ago, I hurt my ankle while pulling off my cowboy boots. *Face palm* I heard a loud pop while pulling my boots off (I'm assuming my feet were swollen from the evening and I was aggressively pulling them off, because they were tight). I'm not sure if I sprained my ankle or what I did, but it's still tender today. Last night, I was dusting the shelves (standing on top of the cabinets to do so) and I jumped off when I was finished. My husband teasingly said, "Be careful now, you're about middle aged, so you can't be doing that kind of stuff anymore."
Truly, it takes the smallest movement to hurt myself now! Which one would hope would teach me to move more slowly and with more care, right....?......?...........?
Your mention of rest as spiritual practice is so insightful. I've also thought about how being sick (or injured) gets me to seriously slow down and notice and appreciate my body, and all sorts of other things I wouldn't have when I was healthy and running around doing things.
Love this, Meagan, especially the last lines. A month ago, I hurt my ankle while pulling off my cowboy boots. *Face palm* I heard a loud pop while pulling my boots off (I'm assuming my feet were swollen from the evening and I was aggressively pulling them off, because they were tight). I'm not sure if I sprained my ankle or what I did, but it's still tender today. Last night, I was dusting the shelves (standing on top of the cabinets to do so) and I jumped off when I was finished. My husband teasingly said, "Be careful now, you're about middle aged, so you can't be doing that kind of stuff anymore."
Truly, it takes the smallest movement to hurt myself now! Which one would hope would teach me to move more slowly and with more care, right....?......?...........?