Still Under the Weather

7:30 p.m.: I tried to rally this afternoon. I had an appointment for a haircut, so I got up, got dressed and drove to the barber shop. By the time I got home, I was completely exhausted and wheezing. So I went back to bed. I guess I won't be able to do much of anything for a few days.

The biggest disappointment is that I had planned to going down to North Carolina to visit my grandson (and his parents) this week, but I am definitely not well enough to travel. I'll need to stay home and rest. Barbara and her mom will drive Brandon down there and return in a week while I rest up. I am trying hard to just go with the flow and not get angry about being sick. That doesn't help with recovery.

11 p.m.: Before retiring for the night I checked my blog again. For no particular reason I wondered if anyone had left a comment, and there, to my surprise, was the lovely note from So Daiho Hilbert-roshi, a Zen abbot I have never met. What a wonderful gift for a person who is a stranger to me to wish me well and remind me of the importance of our practice in our health. I had already posted the earlier note about truing not to get angry, but now I am reminded of the importance of "watering the good seeds," as Thich Nhat Hanh would say. I will do my evening practice with great joy tonight. May all beings be well and free from suffering.
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