History on my feet fallen empires from peasantry to couture the steps of seven centuries shifting time all in the name of health - Caroline A. Slee
Health
Temporary
The body protests resists stops and I must listen grudging reluctant until sickness passes and steadiness returns - Caroline A. Slee
Grounding #MondayBlogs
Just breathe into the universe acceptance and letting go with each cycle inhaling the calm releasing the clutter struggling forward into self-care despite the battle of distractions and tasks just breathe and be in the moment that is everything we find grounding in our far-reaching roots - Caroline A. Slee
Velvet #MondayBlogs
The planet tilts infinite shifting to the finite limits lined up like bumpers sending us on our rebounding ricochet to another rolling expanse new views and new skies over our sameness as we feel the changes that have overtaken us creases and cracks marring the surface muddying the waters we tread - Caroline A. Slee
Rest #MondayBlogs
It is an afterthought that haphazard ending as day runs out of itself we are careless with these darkened hours choosing to be thoughtless to lose our sense of purpose in a punishing neglect of our own healing choosing to ignore recovery in favor of distraction forgetting the exact science of winding down while our … Continue reading Rest #MondayBlogs
Orders
The computer becomes just another window bringing the world indoors as I remain at home in a parallel space while chaos reigns outside. My existence is reduced to walls and a roof beautiful and comforting, yet still I pace the floors in an agitation trapped through no fault of my own. I wait for the … Continue reading Orders
Water #MondayBlogs
My body remembers What it is to be cradled When I close my eyes I see that world - dimmed and blurred Filled with no more Than the timing of each breath My body remembers The chill against my limbs Before the blood warms And the muscles fire My mind can see morning mist Hugging … Continue reading Water #MondayBlogs
One Week #wwwblogs
One week since I drove a car One week since I could breathe easy Yesterday marked First steps, out of bed, eyes facing light Nights are spent Sitting up Lungs laboring Against infection that burns Body wracked Muscles spasm and ache endlessly But demands await And life must resume Into the hurry up and go … Continue reading One Week #wwwblogs
Waiting #MondayBlogs
There are mountains In the distance Waiting To be climbed And a view Waiting Simply to be seen As we journey Through each day We feel that promise Waiting for discovery Waiting for a shift As we move From years Of playing it safe Into adventures And the unexpected Life is waiting For us to … Continue reading Waiting #MondayBlogs
Drumbeat
The rhythm builds At my temples first And then accompanied by the muscles In my shoulders A drumbeat across my scalp With the sonorous bass Flowing downward Tension builds into a crescendo A crashing sound Bringing pain to its peak As my eyes seek clarity Through this cacophony A dissonant symphony Seeking its finale - … Continue reading Drumbeat