Day 141 Catching Up

As I've often done, I am going to beg forgiveness for any typos I don't manage to catch. I had a five day stay at the University Hospital and in the process, my eyes have gotten bad. I'm thinking I'm due for some more injections as I've had in the past.

The trip to University started because I couldn't keep down an antibiotic  called bactrim.  At the beginning of last month I  developed an open sore on the top of my big toe that tested positive for a nasty bacteria.  The wound occurred because the edge of the cast on my right foot rubbed the spot until it was open and susceptible for an infection.

Day 140 Preparation

I know it has been awhile again since I've posted to the blog. It hasn't been for lack of want, but more for lack of content. I am trying to write every day, using another template called 750 Words.

This post may be a little short as well as I just got peppermint oil in my left eye. I've done a eye wash, but air is really bothering it right now

Content has been lacking as I mentioned before and that is my fault
 I haven't been engaging my mind enough and am in fact, wasting the time that I've been given.

Day 139 The Road So Far

I didn't think it was possible, but the "im"possible has become reality.

After one hundred thirty-eight days, I lapsed.  I fell off the wagon so to speak. A habit that I believed was pretty set in stone was in fact more like set in marshmallow.  Something that melts when it gets wet, something that melts when it gets some heat.

I failed. I melted. I stopped.

Day 138 Gentleness

It is important to remember that at first flush, going sane feels just like going crazy. Growth is erratic forward movement: two steps forward, one step back. Remember that and be very gentle with yourself. A creative recovery is a healing process. Julia Cameron, The Artist's Way

Several years back, I lost the ability to create ... anything.  Deep in my heart I knew that I was destined to be a creative creature, and had been in the past. Once upon a time, I wrote five novels in a year. Five. Minimum word count of 50,000.

That's a lot of writing.

One year I wrote a book in a single month, again, 50,000 plus words.  Creativity poured through my word processor.  

Day 137 On Serving

In case you haven't noticed, my worldview is Christian oriented. So, what I'm going to write about serving comes from that perspective, but I believe the principles are the same no matter your belief system. Hopefully, some of this will resonate.

I believe that deep down, most people are pretty good, despite the fact that we all screw up, some of us worse than others. There will always be exceptions, but I think the bulk of those fall into various categories of mental disorders and mental illness.

Because people are decent, for the most part, I also believe that on some level people want to help others, or they may be motivated to help an organization. This often manifests as serving or volunteering.  

Day 136 The Sequel

Is it that I'm too picky, or are sequels getting worse?
I saw the new Transformers movie today, The Last Knight.  

It was awful.

I mean the average review score of 41 was too high.

Day 135 Racing

I spent an interesting evening watching old videos of car racing.

Or, I should be more specific and say, I watched videos of cars racing on tracks that I've been to.

I watched videos of Cameros at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mi.  I watched videos of races from the racetrack in Flatrock, Mi and Owosso, Mi.  There was even footage from races held at the Berlin Speedway just outside of Grand Rapids.