Wednesday, June 27, 2007

signpost


signpost, originally uploaded by maisnon.

Sticks and stones, the saying goes, may break my bones
But, words will never hurt me.

I'm not sure what it is - words, actions, trends, ideas - but everything feels painful right now. I feel like I'm walking around with no skin on.

I do recognize that my response is out of synch with the stimuli, and that it is building towards, or has already, reached hypersensitization.

I need a hard reset. Someone to find and firmly depress the secret hidden spot behind my ear.

But I'm not an iPod/Palm Pilot/other mechanical device, so I must find ways to recalibrate on my own. To this end, July is the month of Me.

The plan is: work, Netflix, library books, gym, and swimming pool. Rinse, lather, and repeat.

Just writing it, I feel a little more serene and I can draw my breath in a little deeper.

4 comments:

Scorps1027 said...

whatever's keeping you down, i hope you don't stay there too long! your 'directions' for feeling better sound great. i have some variations to that recipe, but it approximates the same results.

feel better. be strong. have faith in your own recalibrating tools.

Roxy Chanel McPink said...

Niiice. Super ideas for a recharge. I need to come up with my own Month of Me celebration tactics. Maybe it's Reading (by the pool), Writing, Team Sports and Yoga.

maisnon said...

I think I'm feeling better already - just knowing that I have The Plan. Oooh - yoga, good point!

Anonymous said...

I need a hard reset. Someone to find and firmly depress the secret hidden spot behind my ear.

Boy, can I ever relate.