It’s so strange how having a child (or anyone important to you, I imagine) in your care can change the way you look at your entire life.
Specifically, I’m talking about my health. Medical and physical issues have long since been a source of severe irritation and, sometimes, incapacitation. In the past, I’ve been content to just deal with the pain and frustration knowing that, like many things, these too would pass and leave me right where I was. But this is no longer good enough. Every day is important. Every day is critical. Every day matters. A day that I can’t be there for my daughter, and ultimately myself, is, in the best of cases, a day lost and wasted. In the worst of cases, it does more damage than it does good.
I know my issues are plenty, as are the issues of most people in this crazy, twisted society. I certainly don’t intend to blame my health for all of the problems I had in my marriage. But I don’t know that they contributed quite a bit. And, even when they didn’t, my physical health directly affects my mental well being, the effects of which are quite clear.
This weekend was the straw that broke the camel’s back. I spent a portion of Saturday night quite sick and all of Sunday trying to recover. I’m grateful that I got to spend father’s day with my daughter. And we had fun and played and laughed quite a bit. However, my general irritability due to not feeling well certainly didn’t make me the best that I could possibly be. I know I need to make room in life for feeling bad, as that’s sort of the way of things as well, this is simply too much.
So, as if I wasn’t concerned about health in general before now, I’m now making a specific effort to take time out for *ME* and to see to my own health so that I can live a longer, happier, life feeling better both for me and for the most important girl in my life: my daughter.
I strongly recommend staying as healthy as you can, and I think you know I speak from experience.
I do. And I appreciate your thoughts. And I hope I'm headed on a much better path toward that now.
Damned, imperfect human bodies.
General rule – if a health thing you're avoiding still bothers you for more than 6 months, then it's chronic and you should have an expert see if they can alleviate things.
General rule #2 – if a health thing ever gets in the way of important things, even acutely, then see an expert because these damned dirty ape carcasses shouldn't get in the way.
ps. I hope you get some relief, though the lifestyle changes required to affect health changes will often be a bit of a pain in the ass.
I just have to get past the initial annoyances of drugs, and doctors, and tests, and exams and such. The life style changes will hopefully be okay.
I've broken General Rule #1 at least 10 times in the past 5 years.
I've broken General Rule #2 at least 30 times (though many times for the same thing) in the past 5 years.
I strongly recommend staying as healthy as you can, and I think you know I speak from experience.
Damned, imperfect human bodies.
General rule – if a health thing you're avoiding still bothers you for more than 6 months, then it's chronic and you should have an expert see if they can alleviate things.
General rule #2 – if a health thing ever gets in the way of important things, even acutely, then see an expert because these damned dirty ape carcasses shouldn't get in the way.
ps. I hope you get some relief, though the lifestyle changes required to affect health changes will often be a bit of a pain in the ass.
I do. And I appreciate your thoughts. And I hope I'm headed on a much better path toward that now.
I just have to get past the initial annoyances of drugs, and doctors, and tests, and exams and such. The life style changes will hopefully be okay.
I've broken General Rule #1 at least 10 times in the past 5 years.
I've broken General Rule #2 at least 30 times (though many times for the same thing) in the past 5 years.