Remembering to Breathe

[puppetmaker]

I have been taking a Tai Chi class for a while now. It has helped balance, joints, and body awareness. One of the things I have learned is how important it is to breathe and how not breathing correctly is not great for the body over all. I haven’t been the best about breathing normally recently. I find myself breathing very shallowly or holding my breath without realizing it. I have to pause and consciously remind myself to breath normally.

Part of this I think comes form all the recent unknown that has dropped into our lives. Waiting for Doctors to tell me news both good and bad and hoping that the good will out weigh the bad. Getting almost to the next step and then being stopped by various things. Not knowing when I will be able to go home and pet my cats. Not knowing when things will return to normal and knowing that they never really will but I would like to know what the new normal is.

Caroline wants to go back to school. She wants the routine and seeing her friends and teachers. I would like to get back to the house and some of the sort of routine that I have.

Now we know when we are going home. We have plane tickets tomorrow to fly back tomorrow. She wants to go back to school on Friday.

Peter is adjusting to the routine at rehab. He likes that he is wearing clothes rather than hospital gown and that he is being allowed and encouraged to do as much for himself as he can. He knows it is the beginning but at least it is beginning rather than sitting around wondering what he is going to do next.

We slowly are picking up the pieces of our lives and figuring out how they fit together. We are remembering how to breathe.

I am grateful for knowing when I will be home again.

Comments

[ecosopher.livejournal.com]

Good to hear how things are progressing. Safe travels.

[susan staneslow olesen (from livejournal.com)]

Those are three of the most powerful words in any language: Do It Yourself. Having spent the last 25 years teaching self-care skills, there is no greater gift to give a child - or struggling adult - than the ability to do for one's self. It's not only appropriate, it feeds the spirit. So glad to hear he's making such rapid progress - and that you are finally finding some time to breathe, which is just as important.

[jacylrin.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you will be home soon, and look forward to Peter being able to join you.

[ladytalker13.livejournal.com]

As half of a commuter couple. I know that being apart when one is facing health challenges is tough on the spirit... I'll keep sending good thougths and prayers your way, for the physical healing, and for the renewal of the emotional strength to keep going. Safe travels...