Recovery

       
       All right, I slowly stepped away from the NyQuil bottle and found a friend in Theraflu. Fever broke yesterday and I will force myself to rest and relax today. But my patience for such things is at it's end. I have a fishing trip scheduled for tomorrow, so it better release it's tentacles on me....today. Thank you everyone for your well wishes and advice. You know, the whole Jaegermeister sounds like a good concept Chris, but I believe if I tried something like that I'd have to add toilet praying to my ailments, thats some serious hard stuff for a lightweight like me <grin>

       Small strange admission coming.........To be honest, it was an actually a nice treat these last few days to be sick. I know, that goes against human nature. But lets look at the facts. How often does a person get the privilege of lounging in bed, all day and night, and again the next day? My darling daughters moved into their own versions of Mother Hen's, taking care of me, serving my every beck and call. My little one even brought me her little Liberty bell so I could "chime" them anytime I needed something. They even moved into this strange version of me, picking up the house, doing the dishes, making sure everything remained tidy. I even got slightly chided yesterday for leaving a used tissue on the kitchen counter.

       So I've begged for mercy during the rough time of misery and relished in being taken care of and having a legitimate excuse to turn my cell phone off. Even in misery, great things can be found!

       A wonderful person whom I met up with and fished with during my sabbatical has graciously emailed me several pictures he took of the fish I caught. I thought I would share one today, because well, I was so damn happy during that trip and had such a wonderful time. This picture is all me, all about my loves in life, all about my little slice of harmony and balance.....................

       For me, on the river banks, is when I feel most connected to the natural world. No makeup, no pretensions, no expectations, no duties, no worries are ensnared in this atmosphere. It's a place, I can just be me. Hmmm, I think everyone needs a place they can strip away all the weight and just be themselves in whole and natural peace. Even if the whole world is crumbling around me, I step into that little bubble and nothing can break in.

It's all good.

Rainbow Trout on the Madison River...........catch and release of course :o)