Enjoying Today, Waiting For Spring

Did I say something about a "House" episode? Yesterday I mentioned an electric pain in my ears and hoped it wasn't something that would be in a "House" episode. So last night I turn on the show and what is the first symptom of the patient? Earsplitting pain! She turns out to be psychotic. Too ironic. But as always, just before they give up hope on her there is an epiphany and the correct diagnosis comes sliding in at home plate. Not psychotic. Whew. No, I do not think I am experiencing the same thing. I just couldn't believe the irony. Now on to the rest...

It is still too early to tell what side effects I will be experiencing since reducing ALL of my medications as of this morning. I did fine overnight reducing Lamictal and Geodon, however I won't know until this evening if I will be in withdrawal. My attitude is upbeat and I am looking forward to the day.

We have a 10% chance of snow and schools are on two hour delay. February is right around the corner and it is said the February is to winter what Wednesday is to the work week. I think it is closer to Thursday by my perspective. This has been a long winter all across the nation. Tomorrow we are to have sun but will still be in the teens. I know, just two days ago it was raining with a break for sunshine and we had green grass. It didn't last but that day. Such is life in the midwest. I grew up in Southern California surrounded by those funny tall things called palm trees. I never really paid much attention to them, they were just part of the landscape, like graffiti. I don't miss the graffiti but I could sure get used to some balmy weather, a few palm trees and the smell of orange blossoms.

We had an orange tree in our back yard. Also in the back we had two different plum trees, an apricot tree, an avocato and a pear tree. In the front yard we had a tangerine tree, some people call them "clementines". When we were kids, my mom would send us out for the day to play, we barely had to come in. We had plenty of food outside when it was ripe and a garden hose from which to drink. A new generation probably is agast at the thought of drinking out of a hose. Shoot, we climbed the apricot tree, got dirt under our fingernails and survived. We probably built up a pretty good immune system while building muscles at the same time.

So I'm waxing nostalgic at the thought of spring. Spring in California isn't really that different from any other time of the year except for the blossoms. We never had the excitement of the changing seasons. I learned quickly in the midwest that you could always talk about the weather because it would change in five minutes. Weather and color. Our area had sea gulls, crows, wrens, doves and pigeons.

When I moved to the midwest, the first time I saw a yellow finch I thought someone had left their bird cage open! Yellow finches, blue Jays, Cardinals, Orioles, Robins..gorgeous birds. I think God gave us these flying flowers for our own enjoyment. They certainly are not camoufaged to protect them, but to be seen and enjoyed. Flying flowers bringing music to the air. God is Great.

I got a phone call from a friend last night just checking in on me seeing how I was doing. It was nice to hear from her. How kind. There is a saying: Be kind, for everyone is fighting a great battle. Listening to others, reading facebook and blogs, I know that everyone has their unique set of trials. Some heartwrenching. Today I have good days to look back on and new ones to look forward to. I don't know what tomorrow will bring; maybe more snow, maybe sunshine, the shakes or agonizing anxiety..but I'm not worried. Because life comes one day and one second at a time. I'm enjoying this moment.

I hope you have a great day today as well.