The Moon was beginning to rise as I was walking out of the store
this evening. I had my medication in hand, and was not feeling well when I
happened on a young woman who had dropped a bundle of papers. She looked up at me bewildered, “It’s been
like this all day.”
I went over to help her pick up her papers, not caring that
we were in the middle of a busy parking lot, in danger of being run over in the
dark. I understood; my day had been the
same.
Thanksgiving and Black Friday
were over. The holidays had worked a
number on me. I was exhausted. Saturday night I had struggled to keep my
eyes open during the movie Lincoln. Shamefully I admitted this to my SIO. I had talked about going for months and he
had carefully planned the evening around my other obligation just so he could
take me to the movie.
Yesterday a family member had a
major health episode which threw us all into a tailspin, once again pulling on
my reserve energy. This morning at the
office I found myself feeling extremely weak.
Giving up, I called my doctor and made an appointment.
Sure enough I was sick:
Contagious too. He wanted me on
antibiotics and out of commission for 2 days.
“Ha- you do stand - up comedy in your other job don’t you?” He knows my life. The only time I stop running is in the office
and while there, it’s not a calm job by any means. He laughed as he wrote
prescriptions.
The young woman and I silently
picked up her papers, stood up together and as she started to speak I quickly interrupted
“Look,” I said pointing, “It’s the Moon playing peek-a-boo. Isn’t it beautiful?” I turned and walked away before she could say
anything. Dumbstruck, she stood there
looking at the Moon now floating freely above the clouds, carefree and smiling
at her.
Getting in my car, I too looked
back up at the Moon, feeling a little better, it was the best thing I had seen
and felt all day. It was time well spent
looking at that beautiful Moon, freeing me from the worries of the day and the
stress of not feeling well. I hope the
young woman felt it too. It’s contagious you know.
Peace.
NEPB
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