This or That_064

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A handwritten journal entry dated August 23, 2023, discussing a family member's hip replacement and personal reflections on summer and patience.

Title: This or That_064
Alternative Title: This or That
Creator: Karen Blessen
Date: 2022-2023
Description: The image shows an open journal with handwritten text on both pages. The left page contains a dated entry, while the right page has a continuation of the narrative. There is a small, textured object resembling a foot or a similar shape placed on the left page. The handwriting is in blue ink, and the pages appear to be part of a larger collection of personal notes or reflections.
Identifier: B-2022_050622 to 2023 102523_THIS OR THAT
Dates Completed: May 6, 2022 - October 25, 2023
Keywords: Visual journal; Photographs; 2022; Deep rest; American LOVE Project; 29 Pieces; Sundown plans; Reinvigoration; This Moment in Time; Timeline; Loose ends; Original vision; Artists Making a Kinder World; Curriculum; Brandon Woodard; Prison; THIS OR THAT; IF THIS THEN THAT; Dhammapada; Eknath Easwaran; Meditation; Kelly’s mother; Grief; Anxiety; Summer heat; Garden loss; Nervous breakdown; Fort Worth; Hotel retreat; Art museums; Botanical garden; Construction noise; Emotional overwhelm; Daily choices; Goya; Beatrix Potter; Hokusai; Rico Lebrun; Future direction; Circumstantial clarity
Transcription: August 23, 2023
Kelly had his left hip joint replaced on Monday, August 21.
He's doing really well, walking with a walker, eating so far in good spirits.
I, however, am struggling.
And whining. And a jerk at times.
A muscle in my back got strained somewhere/sometime in the early (Arm) rising, the stress, the schlepping of groceries, stuff, the dragging of hoses in yet another endurance test of a summer.
Resulting in sometimes short patience when the caregiver/cook/gardener 29 Piers laden because it just two much.
I experience that old familiar "picky-push-push" feeling and am determined to eject that unwelcome visitor and return to the state of "Calm, clear, quiet cool."
Have mercy on me.
Help me to do that.
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Is Part Of: This or That
Relation: Image Gallery