Sure, there are times that we feel “up a creek without a paddle,” but more often the reality is that we do have the paddle in hand, or at least in the boat, and we just have to summon the strength to keep paddling.
What sustains you when the paddling gets hard?
It’s great that you can get your false teeth repaired while you wait, but it’s a pity that there isn’t a much broader range for this service. Wouldn’t it be great if you could sit down in a chair and have them fix up your broken heart or your feeling of disillusionment?
What one thing would you choose to have repaired while you waited?
“Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick. Although we all prefer to use only the good passport, sooner or later each of us is obliged, at least for a spell, to identify ourselves as citizens of that other place.” —Susan Sontag
What have you learned as a citizen in the land of illness?
Just because you have places to go doesn’t mean that you can’t relax a little in the going. Nothing wrong with figuring out that there’s an easier way.
How can a creative choice make your life a little easier today?
“The sun’ll come out tomorrow…” sings Little Orphan Annie. But sometimes if you look up you’ll see that the sun, while not actually out today, is doing its best to peek through the clouds, giving you just enough of a promise to get through until tomorrow comes.
What is giving you just the hint of a promise of things to come?
