Those of you who have been following my ramblings so far would know that I had my second cataract operation on my left eye two weeks ago. While it has made a good recovery and my vision has improved, the downer was that a stubborn redness persisted in my eye (read my Second Sight posts) That has consequently dampened my mood and spirits for the past fortnight, so much so that I didn’t really feel like blogging at all.
I was told by the ophthalmologist to take this weekend off from playing at the hotel, so I decided to update my blog, lest my readers desert me (I hope not!) The redness in my left eye clung to me like a dark storm cloud over my head, and I realized I had to snap out of it—after all I was following the doc’s orders with the eye meds, etc. It was just a matter of time for it to heal, and I must learn to be patient.
Anyways, there are so many things I am thankful for, here they are in no particular order:
- The enormous improvement in my vision after the two surgeries. Even though I have to wear reading glasses now, it sure beats wearing the old thick glasses.
- The warmth, support, caring, and prayers of my friends (you know who you are) have helped me immensely throughout these past weeks—friends are definitely the best! Oh, and thank you, Windows Live Messenger.
- My morning and evening walks, something that I not only do for exercise but also a time where I can be by myself, gazing at God’s creation as I walk (lovely), and oftentimes listening to music or a dear friend’s audio book in my MP3 player.
- I have to smile with this one—I’ve gone back to consuming yogurt. Amazing, because when I tried that years back, the #2’s just kept coming. Not this time though. Yogurt is simply delicious! And my other vice aka coffee—mmmhmmm, one cup in the morning and another in the afternoon, now that’s pure bliss.
- I’ve also gone back to reading—I like more action stuff, but Same Kind of Different is great too, Crystal! At the moment I’m reading a short novel by Clive Cussler called Treasure of Khan. I’ve also been reading Richard Carlson’s excellent Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff (and it’s all small stuff), it’s a wonderful book.
- Many of you know I’m thin as a toothpick, but I still enjoy my food (and I do eat like a pig), even the leftovers. Once in a while I give myself a small treat when I’m out, nothing too expensive. But it makes me feel good!
- Last but not least—I’m going to be 49 next month—woot! And by golly I’m going to treat myself to a nice birthday present, hee hee, wink wink. Suffice to say that I’m thinking of getting myself back to a hobby I loved way back about two decades ago—photography. Just checking with my bank manager before I “splurge,” we shall see.
- Whoops, this is the absolute last—I never forget to thank God first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Gratitude works miracles for the soul.
Now – doesn’t thinking about what you are thankful for make the red eye seem a little less important in the grand scheme of things??
Thank you for the lesson – “Gratitude works miracles for the soul.” Love it!
Yeah, I’ve decided not to let the red eye take over my life…I’ll monitor it but not like obsess myself too much with it.
My dear Philip, I gave you a choice of reading material before I began, and, not only that, but I solicited your suggestions. In light of these facts, you will listen and enjoy! Do you hear me?
xoxo
I am listening and enjoying, thank you very much, my dear!
A good friend of mine told me that when something starts to “get your goat” simply move the goat. You seem to have moved that “goat” (the eye issue) and the rest of the world has come into focus. Something important for us all to remember.
Thanks, Heather. Well this morning I haven’t even looked at that eye in the mirror yet!