Friday 6 June 2014

“Where am I?” ....“In the Village” Part 2



Where to begin? 
I am surrounded by bits of paper. Bills, contracts, letters, reminders, bits of paper with LARGE RED TYPE. 
The washing-up is in the sink. 
The laundry is in the washing machine. 
The dog is barking (in both senses of the word). 
Chaos rules.


But it doesn’t have to be like this. 
Baby steps. Baby steps. 
Have a shower. 
Shave. 
Clean clothes. 
Deep breath.
Go to a meeting. 
Sit there with your eyes closed tight if you have to. Just go.
Deep breath. 


Job is not working. It doesn’t matter. Anything you put in front of your recovery, you will lose. There are other jobs and other universes. Where were we a year ago? Where will we be in a year’s time? Who knows? It’s just for today.


Very apposite cartoon quotations? We got ‘em. Kung Fu Panda: “Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. But today is a gift. That is why we call it the present.” (Best said in a kind of cod Chinese voice.)


 

But the better one is Dory in Finding Nemo: “Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming.”


Or, in my case... Walk the dog. Walk the dog. Walk the dog till your legs fall off…….

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