Door County Wisconsin - the perfect place to relax, recharge and renew.
I spent the last four days doing all of the above. The most stressful decision was where to eat - which in Door County can be quite stressful. White Gull for Friday's breakfast is a welcome requirement. All other meals require decisions - something I was trying to avoid during my week.
When you are diagnosed with cancer, you are required to make decisions. Some are easy, some are much more difficult. Some are life saving, some are life changing . All are big. I have noticed that since my diagnosis, I have a hard time making everyday decisions. Oddly, it is not because I don't care, it is because I cannot choose. I used up so many brain cells on the big decisions, there aren't many left to make the small ones. An interesting turn of events for someone who used to like to be in control, and to offer an opinion on everything. Cancer does this to you, it changes you, sometimes for the better.
Eventually, we figured out where to eat, and we ate very well! The Wild Tomato restaurant has a fabulous dried cherry, walnut and goat cheese salad. I spent time walking and being mindful. A path splattered with prairie flowers - daisies and little orange flowers. I skipped, I sang and I ran. I played like a kid with nothing to do (sounds like my last post). I hung out with two good friends and talked. I read. I had a marvelous time, making as few decisions as possible.
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Think Like a Girl
This morning I found myself humming the theme song from Sesame Street. Mind you, I have no children, and I haven't seen the program in years. I suppose my subconscious was reminding me to honor the little girl in me. The 10 year old with long brown hair. Why is being an adult so serious all the time? Work, politics, mortgage, house work, laundry, yard work, and maintaining my health.
I remember when I was younger the summers would just unfold in front of me. I played softball, I swam in the lakes and at the pool, I rode my bike, water-skied and I had sleepovers. I don't remember planning any of these activities. I didn't have a calendar that had to be checked before I decided to go see Molly and Meg or to go to the library with Jimmy and Mike. Summer just unfolded, and it was great.
I am reminded today to let this summer just unfold. Do not over commit, and do the things that make me happy. Life is too short to stay home and vacuum when I can be reading a book under a shade tree. It is too short to stay at work on a beautiful afternoon when I have vacation time available to me and a puppy at home that would love to go to the park. It is too short to get worked up at meetings, or get angry with politicians when I could be enjoying a cold beer with friends.
Wouldn't we all be better off if we slowed down a little to enjoy the moment? I think today, I'll daydream. Today, I'll just see how the day unfolds. Today, I will just think like a girl.
I remember when I was younger the summers would just unfold in front of me. I played softball, I swam in the lakes and at the pool, I rode my bike, water-skied and I had sleepovers. I don't remember planning any of these activities. I didn't have a calendar that had to be checked before I decided to go see Molly and Meg or to go to the library with Jimmy and Mike. Summer just unfolded, and it was great.
I am reminded today to let this summer just unfold. Do not over commit, and do the things that make me happy. Life is too short to stay home and vacuum when I can be reading a book under a shade tree. It is too short to stay at work on a beautiful afternoon when I have vacation time available to me and a puppy at home that would love to go to the park. It is too short to get worked up at meetings, or get angry with politicians when I could be enjoying a cold beer with friends.
Wouldn't we all be better off if we slowed down a little to enjoy the moment? I think today, I'll daydream. Today, I'll just see how the day unfolds. Today, I will just think like a girl.
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