Home Sick

Image from Shel Silverstein’s “Where the Sidewalk Ends”

I am home in bed with the flu. Like full-on been in bed the whole day, don't know what time it even is home sick. I am not sick very often and certainly cannot remember the last time I was bed-bound (which is lucky!), that it feels very strange to be out of it for even just a few days. My 'it' keeps me running pretty fast and I don't have much time or use for being sick (I mean, who does?), but what I find kind of amazing in these moments is that something can stop us.

We have made a lifestyle of multi-tasking, over-achieving and making ourselves available to what we do at all available costs. We make ourselves un-stoppable as a way of life, and while this has it's benefits, it is not always healthy. I think now more than ever most of us are working hard to achieve some sort of balance in our saturated (wonderful) lives, but we often still don't take enough time to just rest.

REST. Its a beautiful little word. Calm in even it's utterance. Like part of a lullaby sung by, if I had my choice, Julie Andrews..

But when your body has had enough, and renders you bed-bound it does not sing it to you softly. It grabs you by the shoulders, pushes you down and puts it's foot on your chest yelling: “REST YOU BIG DOPE!”

And so you must.

I like the idea that our bodies are bigger than us, they can stop us to rest. Nature is bigger than us, a good ice storm can level even the most sophisticated plans and keep you home. And often life is bigger than us, and I am learning that sometimes, we need to get back in bed and let it be.

xoxo

13 responses to “Home Sick”

“I cannot go to school today” said little Peggy Ann McKay…

feel better soon!

So true! Why do we only spend lazy days in bed when we’re SICK? I hope you feel better and brighter and fully restored soon.

{Love that you chose an image from Shel Silverstein!}

Well wishes coming your way. Feel better. 🙂

No fun being sick at all. But it does remind us we are human after all. Get well soon!

Feel better Leigh. You must listen to your body. I also love when a good blizzard stops everyone and the world becomes still and so must we.

Hope you feel better soon.

Maybe a sick day will provide some creative inspiration. Sounds like a “get well soon” card from Curly Girl could be in the works!

Take care of you. Rest is good.

I could not agree more with your post!

Feel Better!

Wishing you restful rest while you recover and recoup. Enjoy the time to unplug.
Drink lots of tea and dream lots of dreams.

Balance in all things is rarely even touted today. Living the creative life is, I think, often more taxing as it requires so much drawing forth from within to present our art in the world. The world expects a pregnant woman to need rest, yet expects an artist to work harder since they have chosen such a “silly, lazy, easy” profession. There may not seem time to have regular “REST” days scheduled in…yet without the fallow time, you cannot grow your crops. Be well, sweet curly friend, nuture and revel in the snugness of bed and comfort of your loved ones.