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Hello, FS people! I have found a new diet plan to hit the shelves next to the Nausea Diet. Are you ready? Excited? It's a good one...it's called the Molar Misery Diet. Yep, the toothache diet. And, as I'm sure most of you know, it's torturous. Okay, torturous may be a bit of an exaggeration, but it's definitely been painful, and made me leery of eating much of anything. Food is either too crunchy, too hot or too cold. I've had this kind of tooth pain before and it'll go away soon, but while I'm having it it kind of makes me feel bad all over. I know I should go to the dentist, but unless I feel like my head is going fall off and roll across the floor from the pain then I'm just going to wait for it to pass. I know, lovelies, that waiting to go could just make the problem worse, but I hate the dentist (am actually phobic for real) so don't even harp on it 'cause I ain't goin'! I have also not been very enthusiastic about the exercise, 'cause it's hard to hold onto the treadmill and my face at the same time. But I'm doing it 'cause I have a challenge to complete, so I'm just working through the pain. I know, y'all can feel sorry for me--it's okay, I deserve your pity! *grin* (Yes, I am whiny like a man when I'm in pain; my apologies to any man who may read this, but you know it's true!)
Other than the toothache and the general worries I have expressed in earlier posts, I had a great day. I had one of those epiphanies last night about hanging out in the here and now, and letting go of those things in the past and future that I can't do anything about. I love those moments of enlightenment and am hoping that I will get to a point where I am able to hang onto those feelings of peace, serenity, and happiness that come with those moments. I realize that that peace and serenity is entirely generated by my attitudes and my thoughts--just sometimes in the midst of all the things I can't control I forget about the things I CAN and SHOULD control. So, instead of focusing on not being able to hang onto my Zen, I'm going to enjoy this centered day to the fullest, be grateful for it, and remember that while this too shall pass, it, like everything else will come full circle and return to me again. That is the wonderful magic of life. *happy sigh*
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