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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Grumble, grumble, sniff

I had a tear filled moment this morning at my desk. 



I knew it was coming. I could feel it.

Build up…build up…pressure…ready, set, explode!


Ugly cry.  Sad, ain't it?

I passed off my red nose and puffy eyes as allergies to those that asked and the person that set me off is without a clue that anything happened. I’d like to keep it that way.

I’ve been a cronky wretch of a woman lately and have not been able to pinpoint what exactly was causing the cronkiness. I’d think that I had it figured out and then *boom* my feelings would change.

What is it??? Sigh.

Big sigh.

Get it all out sigh.

I just don’t know for sure, but I’m thinking that this damn Tamoxifen has something to do with it. Or maybe it’s the acupuncture treatment? Or the change in diet? Or the Chinese herbs? Or side effects of radiation. Or my frustration that the Brazil nut is trying to make its way to the mainstream nut mix.

I don’t know. I hate not knowing.

Hey, don’t think that I’m going to jump off into the deep end. No need to talk me off the ledge. I will be fine and in comparison, it’s no where near as bad as chemo. For those that are new to the class, it was awful and so far, nothing in my life has come close to being as bad.


Another sigh.

I heard something on the radio this morning that was pretty cool. When we walk into a room, we bring energy to that room. We get to choose what kind of energy we bring in to share with the others in that room. That’s powerful, don’t you think? I have the power to change another person’s moment in time. Oh but yikes, they have the same power over me. Positive and negative.


So today, I came in with negative energy. Did I choose negative energy?  Nope.  It was just there. I think that if I had taken a moment, I could have made a shift, but I didn’t. Then I was greeted with negative energy (though the greeting was meant to be kind). Those around me had negative energy and, as a result, all of that power just knocked me down.

I just want to let go and be. Honest and true, I don’t know what I mean by that. It’s just what keeps coming into my head when I ask for the answer.

Let go and be...

Anybody know what that might mean?

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Updated two hours later...
Putting my words down has helped immensely.  Writing is a great form of therapy for me!

I thought I'd also clarify this whole Brazil nut thing since it's showed up in my last two posts.  It's a nasty nut that nobody seems to like, however it keeps on showing up in the assorted mixes that I buy.  You know...and I know, that the Nut People are just using this nut as a filler.  To add weight to the jar of mixed nuts.  You can never find Brazil nuts in a bag or jar by themselves, right?  You know why?  Because nobody would buy them and they'd go rancid.  Or they'd get shipped to starving third world countries.  If you see a "Help the Children" commercial any time in the near future, make a mental note to see if the little girl is holding a thumb shaped nut in her fist. 

Nut People, please quit toying with us.  We're on to you.


2 comments:

Barbara said...

Perhaps the "let go and be" means to let yourself off the hook for having a moment, an hour, a day of negative energy. We are all entitled to it at times. Own it. And then "be" who you truly are when the negativity passes. And it always passes. Because that's not who you "are". You "are" a positive person by nature. You give off positive energy. You are the one that walks into the room and fills it with light, love, and laughter. 99.999% of the time. I think you struggle with that .001% so much because you don't identify with it. When it shows up, you want to send it packing. But I think you should invite it in for a very brief visit and entertain it with your best china. It creates an appreciation for your true self.

Catherine said...

Tamoxifen, hormones – changes like that can get the body reacting in new, bizarre ways. Right before my tamoxifen inspired hot flashes, I become highly anxious . . . but at least it’s recognizable, like you were able to recognize your low mood.

However, I’m glad to hear writing helped immensely. Alternative therapies, meditation, supplements, they’re all options to explore – but writing is a quick, cheap and immediate way of blowing off that steam.

Beside, a good cry now and then is healthy. It’s like a massive storm, and afterwards a little light can start shining back into our lives.

(Let go and be yourself, so many times have I wanted to 'be myself' and not been able to actually say what that meant. I guess, maybe, it had something to do with feeling normal & not being worried.)