March 8, 2013

Sixty-Seven


Day Sixty-Seven:  Revolutionary

I’ve been having this very difficult time getting my idea’s out lately.  It’s been hard to articulate the way in which it is difficult but it just is.  I can’t seem to think of things as smoothly, or in a concise way until much later than I would like.  For now, I will just talk like I would to myself or to a friend, a little informally, very briefly, and for the most part unorganised.

Today I bought my first pair of cosy, infused socks for myself.  I’ve never had to buy them for myself as they’ve always been a gift from a constant in my life, but that’s all gone now so I bought myself a pair.  They were inexpensive with blue green and white stripes, and they are sitting beside me here.  I talked a lot yesterday about the importance of being comfortable and how in my life that is integral to being happy.  I think it is also crucial to my health, as well.

Not just my physical health, although if I feel uncomfortable (as I am feeling right now after being out all day I think I’m dehydrated, fun fact) but my mental and emotional health as well.  Being healthy is just too much to balance lately, but if I work at it and nurture the things that need nurturing everything works out in time.  I can describe it as taking a really deep breath after a long day and really feeling your chest expand, that slow empty feeling that rushes calm and peace into your body.  Feeling secure in the choices I’ve made today and every day contributes to this balance, this calm, and it makes a difference in my life.

As for the little things that contribute to health I think that whole Laughter being the best medicine cliché really is true.  I had a teacher in sixth grade tell me that if I laughed for seven minutes everyday I’d live longer.  When was the last time you laughed so hard your insides hurt?  I love that feeling, where it feels like a set of ab’s are growing because you just can’t breathe anymore.  It’s my favourite way to be, in bliss of laughter, but that state is one of those things that you can’t really strive for.  It’s on that belief of if you stop looking it will come.  You can’t walk into a situation with the goal of laughing so hard you pee your pants, it’s something that has to occur naturally.

So I challenge everyone to pee their pants from laughter today (or almost) but let it happen on its own.  It’s hard, but just do it.  It’s healthy. 

x

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