Open for business
My blood work came back and said I had too much thyroid in me now and it is suppressing rather than replacing my thyroid – so my doctor called (while on his vacation) and ordered a new prescription. He said we’ll see how this works and go from there. He asked me how I’m doing and I said, “It’s hard to tell what is external and what is internal – I just have this “whatever” attitude to everything that comes my way.” And he said, “That’s remarkably good.”
Yes, there it is – apathy is the new black. I was walking the dogs and I came across my neighbor – an architect who has work for the first time in a while – so much so that her husband doesn’t have to work out of town anymore. She said she’s been dealing with so many crises over the past seven years that she now says “whatever” to most everything that comes her way.
So today, in order to combat apathy, I hung out of my shingle and told the world I’m ready to get back to work. I changed the image on my computer screen to this one:
The house is clean, the laundry is done, Tin’s school clothes are folded and ready, his too-small clothes given away, the yard is mostly picked up, and now it is time to get back to work.
September promises to be busy and productive – in a good way.
September 3rd, 2012 at 5:59 pm
“The beginning is near” ……. I like that very much. 🙂 And I am so glad that you are able to begin again.
September 3rd, 2012 at 8:49 pm
M – when I wrote this I didn’t think of it as beginning again but you are so right – it is beginning again and it reminded me of one of my favorite poems:
Da Capo
Take the used-up heart like a pebble
and throw it far out.
Soon there is nothing left.
Soon the last ripple exhausts itself
in the weeds.
Returning home, slice carrots, onions, celery.
Glaze them in oil before adding
the lentils, water, and herbs.
Then the roasted chestnuts, a little pepper, the salt.
Finish with goat cheese and parsley. Eat.
You may do this, I tell you, it is permitted.
Begin again the story of your life.
— Jane Hirshfield