When
Life Throws a Curve Ball
by
Jennifer Hoffman
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Last
Friday night I went to bed with a mild stomach ache, which I thought was a bout of the stomach flu. I've had this before,
it's uncomfortable for 24 hours and then it goes away. But when I awakened at 1AM with intense stomach pain that lasted through
the night and into the next day, I was puzzled. Then at 2PM Saturday afternoon I awakened from a nap and heard a voice say
'appendicitis' and was shocked. I've never had surgery, am rarely sick, don't go to hospitals and still have all of my 'organs'.
But I went to the hospital and was in surgery to have my appendix removed a few hours later.
It's been a
few days now and I'm feeling better although I was completely unprepared for how exhausted and painful post-surgery would
be. I'm taking things very slowly so the newsletter was delayed, I have not been working at all, I take lots of naps during
the day and go to bed early. I know I will be back to my normal energy levels in another week of two as long as I take care
of myself now. The message to me has been to slow down, take it easy, rest a lot, take care of myself and let others contribute
to my care. My family and friends have been very helpful and supportive.
We allow our
lives to flow in a certain pattern and direction that often becomes a rut we're stuck in until we get stopped by one of life's
curve balls. Whether it's a financial, emotional, health or other crisis, its purpose is to stop us in our tracks so we can
give our attention to who and what we're being while we're busy doing our lives. And often we find that our actions have become
misaligned with our goals but we can't find the time to slow down to make those corrections so we get stopped and then have
plenty of time to make changes.
With a Mercury
retrograde and an eclipse cycle to help us with that process, this is an especially potent time for curve balls to occur and
they can take us by surprise, as mine did. When this happens, take care of the immediate issue and then look at your life.
Consider your goals and whether what you are currently doing is meeting them; often it isn't and there is an easier, more
efficient and faster way to do that. Are you enjoying your life? Are you doing what you love (which is the expression of your
gifts) or doing what you think will pay the bills? This is a slippery slope that is coming up for many and as scary as it
can be, we're being asked to make changes so whatever we do is the best expression of our energy. Listen to your guidance,
it will help you know what that is. And take care of yourself, because it isn't until you don't have full use of your body
that you realize how much you take for granted.
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