Our dog was resting in the kitchen while I was washing dishes, when ds8 came over to play with her.
Ds8, putting it mildly, has a lot of energy and while the dog often enjoys it, she sometimes is in the mood for a mellower kind of interaction. In this moment, she scooched close to me to get away from him, without me realizing she had moved so close.
When I took a small step backwards, I felt something soft, and lurched to the side to avoid stepping on her. I lost my balance and fell backwards; my head hit the wall. I crashed into the stacked baskets of produce, and as they collapsed, all the potatoes, onions and squash fell on top of me.
It might have been comical if someone had been watching. It didn’t feel funny at all, though. My family members wondered if the dog barks since they never heard her, but when I fell, she was so alarmed she set to barking furiously for over five minutes.
I got up, all in one piece, though sore and bruised. I am so grateful to be a physically and emotionally resilient person.
I made an appointment with the osteopath, who ended up having a cancellation just two days later so I didn’t have to wait long for an appointment.
I used to go to the osteopath once a month, to deal with the pain I had in my hip/knee/foot areas. When I switched to a carnivore diet a couple of years ago, the pain vanished.
Even though in the last year I haven’t been strict carnivore, being heavily meat based has been enough that I rarely have pain. When I do eat something that causes inflammation and start to feel twinges of discomfort, I know what caused it and what I need to do to feel better.
I’ve taken a couple of kids in the last year for appointments, but haven’t needed any treatment for myself for two years since I’ve been feeling so good.
I thought I was mostly recovered from the fall, but he’s excellent and right away could tell which parts of my body were affected without me telling him. He can feel which muscles are tighter and what part of the body is hurting. He also picks up other things, like how things are working in different internal organs.
When he finished, I thanked him, and he told me, “Avivah, you’re a strong woman (he tells me this every time), and you have a heart filled with happiness.”
I laughed and asked, “Is that also the kind of thing you pick up on?”
“Yes, it is; I see that you are happy with your life.”
It’s true, and it’s interesting he picked up on it since there’s nothing I said that would have led to that conclusion. I don’t walk around bubbling over with laughter or smiling all the time, and sometimes I complain and focus on the negative or annoying.
But overall I have a deep feeling of contentment with my life.
I love my life filled with simple pleasures.
I love the slower pace and beautiful views where I live.
I enjoy seeing the green weeds springing up all over.
I love the sun on my face. Have you ever thought how lucky we are to have the sensation of its warmth on your face? I think about that often. For an entire year after my face was badly burned in 2014, I wasn’t allowed to have any sun on my face. Sunlight is an incredible gift.
I enjoy planting things and watching them grow.
I enjoy seeing the dog play and jump.
I enjoy watching the chickens peck in my yard.
I appreciate being able to eat food that feels good in my body and makes my body feel good.
I love my daily morning walk with my husband, rain or shine.
I love being the mother of so many amazing human beings, and grandmother to so many more. This is deep, deep joy.
I really like being me. As I am, right now, continually in process as a human on this planet.
There are things in the world that can be anxiety provoking or frightening when we focus our attention on them. But it’s a beautiful world we live in, and the more we stop to notice all the small things that are going well, the better life feels.
Avivah
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