The Ribbon of Road Ahead

This is an undated entry.  I think I wrote it in March 2020.

No, you can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometime you find
You get what you need

Songwriters: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger

© Abkco Music, Inc.

My current health situation does not reflect that of poor mother earth and her inhabitants.  Although my personal wellness is not in question, there are many people in dire need right now.  I want very much to do something.  I want something big to happen, so everything will be ok.  I don’t like this new “normal” or the newer “normal” that appears every day.  This spoiled princess brat wants what she wants and she wants it now! I want the old “normal”.

I find it really easy to give up.   I can slip into an apathetic state and not want to do anything.  What I realize I need to keep at it, keep trying, keep living as close as I can to “normal”

I need to put  my nightclothes on at bedtime, and shower and dress in  day clothes on for the day. I need to get up at a decent hour which means going to bed at a decent  hour.  Keep my medication and meals routine.  Eat as carefully and cleanly as possible  (ok the blizzard I had last night doesn’t count).  Brush my teeth, brush my hair, wash and wash and wash my hands.

I need to reach out to other people, by phone if possible.  I called one friend to hear her say “hey you are on my list to call”.  Its not only good for me, but good for others to hear a real live voice.

I need to get fresh air by going outside or even just opening a window. Exercise is so important, especially if I want to maintain health.

Because of trying to keep things normal, I am getting what I need.  I am having conversations that count.  Thanks to ZOOM I am drawing with Lorraine in the Sketch class, dancing with AMYSAYSDANCE, cooking and cleaning like I haven’t done in years.  I am reading out loud for Madonna Bradys radio show. And I have started writing again.

Not one of us is getting what we want right now.   I believe by keeping things as normal as possible, and trying, not sitting and spewing or grieving but really trying, we can get some of what we need.

What do you think?