YIN AND YANG!

Ever get into a creative or emotional funk? Times where you just feel down and defeated?

It's okay to have a meltdown.

Once the tears have dried and you get out of the fetal position, you'll start to feel a little better.  You don't have to be strong all the time. These are times when we evaluate our character and overcome what's bringing us down.  We need to feel these things from time to time in order to restore our truer selves right?
  
How do you get out of your "moods" where you just want to throw in the towel?

Lately, so much has been happening in my world, that I am beginning a downward spiral. My son's upcoming divorce, my daughter's upcoming hysterectomy, my health, Jim's health, and of course I could go on and on, but won't bore you to death.  I guess I just needed to type my feelings out and hopefully move on.

Yes, I pray.  Yes, I believe the Lord will work things out in His time, but I am human and it doesn't mean I don't have meltdowns.

The yin yang meaning and symbol date back to ancient China and represent the belief that everything in the universe consists of two forces that are opposing but complementary.

 Examples illustrating the philosophy of yin yang include:

Life and death

Heaven and earth

Night and day

Dark and light

Health and sickness

Poverty and wealth

Cycle of the seasons - Cold to hot

(...and as my title says, ME AND MINE)

My health is driving me bonkers.  I had the epidural a week ago today.  It worked as far as my sciatica is concerned, but two days afterward, my left arm and shoulder began to hurt.  Hurt like muscle hurt.  It has spread to my neck, and all on the left side.  If you know any symptoms of a heart attack, you know the arm hurting, the neck and jaw hurting, are indicators.  I have faithfully been taking my blood pressure, and it, along with my heart rate, are perfectly normal.  I am having to take pain medication to keep from screaming when it hurts really bad.  

I am calling the ortho doc today to see if I can get an earlier appointment than the already scheduled follow up from the epidural.  Unless there is a nerve involvement I can't imagine what is going on.

So, my yin and yang are messed up and I am tired of all this emotional 'stuff'.

(I didn't misspell the title of this blog....I always thought it was ying and yang, but not!)