“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” ~Oprah Winfrey
Let me start with the fact that I have had much coming at me recently-some celebrations and some significant changes that will need to be made.
My husband and I recently celebrated our 27th wedding anniversary. I was finally able to try to eat out after 5 yrs of gut issues. We picked our favorite spot out in the country surrounded by lots of trees with amazing colors. It is an organic farm to table restaurant, and oh how I missed eating there. It was a wonderful dinner and experience. On the way home we watched the sun set through the hills. It certainly put a bow on a magnificent day.
And I even picked out my favorite flowers of the season for a lovely anniversary bouquet-sunflowers purchased at a local grocery store.
These flowers make such a bold statement.
And have such staying power in a vase.
They are equally gorgeous as they age. Along with the fall colors and leaf decline found around me. Which is a perfect metaphor for me at the moment as I deal with health and aging.
I think it is even more important now that I heed my practitioners’ guidance. And so these changes I am having to make, I am hoping are as temporary as my practitioners are telling me they should be.
As you may know, I have had hand pain since the beginning of the new year. Working with an incredible Physical Therapist, who is sure it is from my neck. Years of bad posture hunched over using a phone and computer and reading books for hours. As well as slouching. So in order to treat this, I have had to move from reading books to listening to books. I am adjusting and enjoying some series of books I have wanted to read. And I am finding it really is important to have an excellent narrator to enjoy listening to books.
I also have to stay away from the computer and phone. Blogging takes quite a bit of time on both these devices so I will be stepping away from my blog and social media for a few months. Looking at coming back at the New Year as long as my practitioners are in agreement. So this will be my last post for now.
I will be thinking of you all. And wishing you a wonderful rest of fall and a special holiday season. I’ll see you in the New Year!
With this vase, I am joining in with the wonderful meme, In A Vase On Monday, from Cathy at Rambling in the Garden.
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Stepping away from social media for a period of time is probably a healthy practice everyone could stand to take, Donna. I respect your decision to take a break from that and other stressors in your life to emphasize your health. Happy anniversary to you and your husband and best wishes. I look forward to seeing you pop up again in the new year!
Thanks so much Kris.
Wishes for a full recovery.
Thanks so much!
Happy Anniversary, and your arrangement is lovely. 🙂 Our Sunflowers and Sumacs are fading fast because of how dry we’ve been for the past couple of months. I understand your decision to take a break, Donna. I’m glad to hear some of the health issues have improved, and I hope the pain issues subside quickly. I’ll look forward to your posts after the holidays. Take care!
I will miss folks but yes the decision reluctantly had to be made. See you next year.
Here’s to your good health!
Thanks Brenda
Happy anniversary, Donna. I love your sunflower bouquet! They always shout their cheer whenever I see them.
I hope you are able to work through your health issues and come out in excellent health in the new year. In the meantime, enjoy the quiet time of hibernation. Best wishes!
It will be challenging to hibernate but I am going to embrace it.
Happy Anniversary! Take care – and enjoy the holidays.
Thanks. Enjoy your holidays too.
Cheery flowers. Happy Anniversary and many good wishes to carry on your healing path.
Thanks so much my friend
The sunflowers are lovely Donna, as are those photos of autumn colour. And congratulations on your anniversary! We will miss you, but I hope the time away from the computer will help your neck/hand pain heal. I had problems with my hands a couple of years ago, and it came from my back/shoulders. I found scrolling on my phone or ipad the worst thing for it. So I am optimistic for you that a couple of months off will help. Wishing you some peaceful autumn days and some relaxing listening to audio books. And get well soon!
Thanks so much Cathy. Good to know you had positive results.
Looking after yourself is more important than anything else so I wish you all the best for a relaxing time away from the screens. You couldn’t have picked a better time with everything that comes at us these days! All the best in your recovery.
Thanks so much.
Thank you for sharing this part f your journey with us Donna. I am so glad you were able to share what sounds like a lovely birthday meal, and that your practioners seem to have determined par of your problem. I hope time and good advice will see improvements for you. Take care Donna ps those sunflowers are lovely, and such a good choice for you and your story
Thank you for your continued support. It means so much!
It sounds like you had a wonderful anniversary. We will miss you but the time away will hopefully help.