Fantastickal (sic)

(With thanks to Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones)

I need to “try to remember” to breathe, to hydrate, to loosen my shoulders, and unkink my neck.

I need to discover things in my life that I can look forward to; things I can do on my own.

I need to find a position in which to sleep without awakening in discomfort.

I need to find a way to get through the day without gritting my teeth or girding my loins.

I need to find a way to have regrets about decisions, but not anger for having made them;
try to accept my discontent with my life, but not regret living it.

I need to learn to acknowledge that I will never have the things I desire;
or the contented lifestyle, surrounded by the beauty I strive for
and the comfortable surroundings for which I long.

I need to adjust to being who I am, not who I think I should be.

Ronda R. Scott-Marak

© 24 July 2018