tuesday
I came across this piece of wisdom while reading a daily meditation from Richard Rohr this morning. This might be a good test to follow to see if I'm really showing love to another.
Looks like it's going to be a beautiful day today. Just heard from Jan that she's sick and can't hike so I'll be going by myself (with Rainy). The question is where. I had originally made a plan to go to the Cow Run Shelters at Oil Creek with Jan but that's kind of far to drive by myself (I don't want to use up gas just getting one person there). I guess I'll figure it out as the morning progresses...
Oh my gosh my hand and arm ached so badly last night. Could not fall asleep for the longest time even though I was very tired. I put it down to the rain last night. It feels better this morning.
Reading two books right now. "This Is How It Always Is" by Laurie Frankel. A novel about raising a trans child. Kathy is reading it for her book club so I thought I would too. It's good. Hits very close to home. The other book is "Artistry of the Mentally Ill" by Hans Prinzhorn. I can barely say I'm reading it - mainly now looking at the pictures and skimming to find information about the pictures. I tried to read it from the beginning and read all of it but the language is way too dense for me. The pictures are very inspiring. I wish the images were sharper and we could see them in more detail though. I've been thinking about how drawing patterns and making repetitive doodles is calming for the schizophrenics in the book. Which is why Zentangling became so popular recently - it is a calming and satisfying activity for anyone.
