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sick at the beach π€§
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A few weeks ago we went to our vacation spot -- Cocoa Beach -- for our biannual trip. (I've written about that more here.) I feel like Kelly and I have gotten into a nice groove with this place. We always stay at the same resort and at this point we've got our favorite places to visit. This trip we got big into doing jigsaw puzzles, check out this beautiful one we completed: But then two days before leaving I started to realize ... I didn't feel good. π₯΄ By the next morning I couldn't get out of bed. π€π©π I managed to pack up the next day and survived the car ride home but at that point the coughs and body aches kicked in. I'm rolling down the window every time I cough in hopes that all the germs would go out there and not infect my beloved who at that point seemed spared. I ended up coming home and canceling several days of work. As someone whose income is largely based on seeing clients, that burned. There was also the weird vulnerability of having to tell client after client: Sorry, I am currently too human to do my job. And then, right as I'm just starting to feel better, Kelly started going down ... Apparently despite my best efforts, germs found their way to her and set up camp. And there was something about both of us getting knocked out that really drove home how little control we actually have over this stuff. I'll be honest with you, Reader. You can do all the βrightβ things and sometimes you're still going to get sick. So this all led us to reflect on what it's like to be sick, especially as business owners and healthcare practitioners, and what happens when illness screws with our illusion that we're actually in control. We talk all about it in Episode #38 on Why You Can't Control Being Sick. (click to listen!) We also cover:
Save this one in your back pocket for the next time your body decides it does not care about your calendar. In Joy, P.S. I'm all better now thank goodness! I'm back to seeing clients and so happy to be feeling good again.
βΌοΈEpisodes You Might Have Missed:βΌοΈClick to read about and listen to these episodes. β#25 - Intentionality, Part 10: Whatever It Is You Feel, Remember You Donβt Have Toβ β#27 - Intentionality, Part 12: Find a Pleasant Pathβ β#28 - Intentionality, Part 13: Keep Your Eyes on the Prizeβ β#29 - Intentionality, Part 14: Where Does Wisdom Come From?β β#30 - Why Youβre Exhausted in July (And What Traditional Chinese Medicine Knows About It)β β#31 - Being in the Trenches Without Going to War With Yourselfβ β#33 - Why The Odyssey Still Hits So Hard: Archetypes, War, and the Search for Homeβ β#32 - How to Turn Emotional Wounds into Insight: Lessons from Tibetan Buddhismβ β#34 - A Mini Solo Episode: Showing Up When Life Gets Messyβ β#35 - Why Your Brain Needs a Friend (The Addition Edition)β β#36 - How to Compromise in a Relationship Without People-Pleasing or Losing Yourselfβ β#37 - Dolly Parton and the Trickster Archetype: A Jungian Analysis of Her Life and Legacyβ
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