Unfortunately, I have found myself to be the victim of a very unfortunate fate: the common cold.
I've been fighting and denying its existence all week but it finally caught up with me a couple days ago. Drat. It's not bad enough to put me out of action, just enough to make me a little hazy, weak, and tired. Not to mention preventing me from eating all the yummy things around here... Which is lame because I am SO craving brownies and cheez-its!!! I am too stubborn to succumb, though, so that didn't stop me form going to class (of course, being very careful not to spread the joy). For a few days, it was just a tickle in my throat and a sniffle and I was in total denial. As it escalated, though, I finally had to succumb to the reality that I was sick. Funny thing, though, somehow finally admitting and allowing myself to feel bad made me start to feel better. Giving myself the allowance to be a little out of it made it feel like I was already on the road to recovery. Fighting it did not make it go away and even though I can't discern any difference in my congestion levels, I do feel like something shifted when I let myself just rest. I'm so bad at just resting, but today I managed to not go anywhere or do anything - an actual accomplishment for me. I enjoyed reading my Bible and sitting around the house alone for the majority of the day, feeling altogether unproductive and yet somehow good about that. The weekends are the one time we as staff have to be productive outside of our class schedules, so it can feel like there is a pressure to do a lot in that time, but I knew that wouldn't help me get better any faster. And even though I don't feel any less sick, I do feel refreshed. Maybe even enough to do something tomorrow. =) What a novel concept: rest. God had a good idea when He put it in place and I always find observing it to be the best policy even though I don't get a lot of material work done. Turns out, He tells us to rest for a reason! Plus, it gives me time to dream about this place <3
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