Weekly Wisdoms #14

We have had almost a full week of rain and it was glorious. It rained and rained and rained and it was cooler for a few days which was so lovely for those of us (me) who seem to be perpetually hot at the moment.

Glimmers

(Glimmers are micro-moments of joy that make us feel happy, hopeful, and safe.)

• I did a hard hike in Sunday. I tried doing it last year when I had just started hiking and I cut it short. I really struggled with the elevation. This time we walked and didn’t stop. I managed the inclines and actually enjoyed it.
• We only managed one other walk, thanks to the rain and it was muddy and wet but I needed to get out.
• I met with a new GP this week. I feel ready to start tackling my health again – there isn’t really anything major wrong but I need to try get a handle on my weight. Obviously the Dr ordered a list of bloods to get things going but at least I got my pap smear done and have booked a mammogram.
• The rain will never not be a glimmer for me. I loved it.
• I found the cutest pair of Mickey and Minnie slippers and PnP and they were having their end of season sale and I picked up some pretty new exercise pants (with pockets).
• Emma and I went shopping and picked up a pile of books at the hospice shop.
• We went to watch the rugby on Saturday. I am a Shark but my family here are Bulls. It was lots of fun and a bonus that my team won.

My Weekly Wisdom..

This week has been a tough grief week for me. I was reminded of Cameron everywhere and everything I saw made me think of something I would miss of his – baby clothes (grandkids), Kiara getting a job, a friends child graduating, engagements – even watching the rugby. He was very loudly everywhere.

During my therapy session last week I told my therapist that, for me, grief is like a person walking alongside you. Sometimes they hold your hand, pulling you down, other times they take a break and sit on a chair for a while, but they always catch up again. Sometimes they are comforting and other times they are jarring and confronting. Sometimes you just don’t want them near you but other times you want to hold them close.

It is never constant. It comes and goes and even though you know it is coming back it does often catch you by surprise.

This week it caught me by surprise a bit.

Cool Things I Learnt

Do you know why handbags are called handbags? Apparently in medieval times woman were sent to count up the dead bodies, so the would chop the hands off the dead people and take them back to count them all up – hand bag!

The kahikatea tree is the largest native tree in New Zealand. The roots of the tree hold onto one another for support so they can all stand. When one of them gets sick, the other trees send nutrients to make sure they are all healthy and thriving. The Maori people use this as a metaphor for how they are live their lives as a community. How beautiful is this.

We are heading into a change of season which means winter bugs. Apparently garlic fermented in honey is perfect for sore throats, flu symptoms and what not. It does take about a year to properly ferment so time to get on it now for next year.

I love this Doctor, she talks about so many different things. This video breaks down how vaccines work and RNA. Check it out here if this is something you are interested in.

Picture of the Week

Wise Words of the Week

It must be around forty, when you’re “over the hill.” I don’t even know what that means and why it’s a bad thing. When I go hiking and I get over the hill, that means I’m past the hard part and there’s a snack in my future. That’s a good thing as far as I’m concerned. — Ellen DeGeneres

Words of the Week

I am joining up with the Word of the Week link party this week so my word for the week would have to be SAD. Even though it was a good week there was a very deep undercurrent of sadness for me.

Until next week!