It was a tough one.
A community Choir event ~
pre-scheduled
A four year old’s birthday party
sudden opportunity this morning
Both set for the same time:
no choice?
Both events involved singing:
Beautiful soaring music with
Regina’s Sisters in Song
Happy Birthday song around
the kitchen table with family!
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“Those who wish to sing always find a song.”
~ Swedish Proverb
Schedules are not pretty
lines, boxes,
spread sheets and graphs.
They are handy,
but don’t fit into real life.
Two events that occur at
the same time on the same day -
how do I choose?
Will someone be offended
when I cancel one of the duplicates?
When it comes to
seizure activity for any reason,
schedules dissolve instantly
Epilepsy hasn’t read the memo
about ‘a most convenient time’
So we plan, we avoid risks,
we take our meds,
we shape our lives and
never stop believing
in our own strength.
“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule,
but to schedule your priorities.”
~ Stephen Covey, author
(1932 ~ 2012)
Epilepsy walks with me
using the same feet that
carry the rest of my body.
To understand that was not easy.
Epilepsy was in my brain.
Take a pill and seizures will
stop being unpredictable.
Slowly, awkwardly, I learned
that life with epilepsy had
to become a relationship.
A relationship of respect.
Not mutual, but very much
my own responsibility
To understand that was not easy.
Epilepsy is in my brain,
without its own intelligence.
So I am its gate keeper.
“This is your life. You are responsible for it.
You will not live forever. Don’t wait.”
~ Natalie Goldberg
