Yesterday, when I was talking to my “show biz” coach Jeff Leisawitz about creating an album of my songs I’d be proud of, he said, “the project itself is the healing.”
Creating things I’m proud of IS the healing, including this blog. Do you see the healing in today’s blogging project?
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I’m going to hug my sweetheart today — another project that’s healing.
This is what I find on YouTube when I search for “the project itself is the healing.”
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Dr. Peter Levine’s projects are the healing.
This gratitude project itself is the healing, so thanks to all who help me create this daily blog, including YOU.
Your heart is really “beating” the odds — though we knew that already. I often wish that medical news didn’t predict outcomes, which don’t mean much for one individual instance. Statistics can be so misleading.
Thanks for another healing comment, my friend.
Anger is hard for me as I’m non confrontational, but I’m getting better at it
You are not alone, beth, which I hope is healing.
Starting relatively late in life, my three novels have been healing projects although that was not whyI began them. And since I’ve finished the planned three (not a series), I started writing “fairy tales,” in that I think most good stories have an element of faery in them. And now, a project a day keeps the doctor away. A bit of honey crisp apple helps too.
Thanks for sharing your healing, Barbara.
Wonderful to read, Barbara
That ceiling looks like a lot of work! It seems that it wasn’t properly prepped and primed the last time it was painted or they used the wrong kind of paint? Maybe only the failing parts need to be removed? Alternatively, Maybe the stamped tin surfacing or wallpaper could be pulled off? Or a thin layer of drywall applied overtop? Good luck to Michael!
Your screenshot of an article about heart failure in people with congenitally-corrected transposition of the great arteries has me worrying a bit about you, Ann. Is fear the most difficult emotion for you to express? I hope you have no occasion to express fear at this time.
I think fear might be the most difficult emotion for me to express, Maureen. As usual, any article about cctga is inconclusive. However, I was actually encouraged by reading that article summary — I’ve made it to my 70s and a heart valve replacement is not predictive for heart failure. I am not experiencing heart failure now, nor do my doctors expect me to. As far as the ceiling is concerned, you’re right about the previous owners using the wrong paint to cover it up. Michael is taking down the tin panels, stripping them of the white and copper paint, and then reinstalling them. A time-consuming process, indeed, which I hope is eventually healing.
I am relieved to hear that your heart is doing well. Thank you for the reassuring update.
Michael has a big job ahead of him; as daunting as it is, it is probably a great workout.
In Mark Twain’s “A Cat-Tale” he realizes after consulting his dictionary that he’s misused a word and says, “Mr. Webster is dead. It would be a fine thing if his dictionary were too.” It’s a funny line but the important thing is it’s a story he told his daughters. It was the sharing that mattered more than the grammar.
Thanks for all your healing sharing, my friend.
That’s great, Ann, I wish you well on the album.
Thanks for this healing comment!
I’m sending you an online hug, Ann, just because I feel like it.
And I’m sending you a hug back, my healing and deeply feeling friend.
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