Last month at The Grandbaby's preschool Christmas program, the pastor of the church gave an opening prayer. Something he said I had heard said often in the past but it stuck with me somehow differently on that day. He said something like, "Let us always be mindful of you Lord, and others." I've thought of that often since then. Mr. Webster says mindful means "conscious or aware of something".
I kind of lost sight of that these past few days with my focus on things that had to be done. I began with a pain in my right shin Wednesday night that was different, it lasted through the next day, then the next day when I got up, I could hardly walk as the pain in my whole leg was excruciating. I'm the queen of pain but this pain was different. This was also the day I was to take The Husband downtown to the big city for his colonoscopy. I had to suck it up and move on. Before I left for the downtown trip, I sent my doctor a portal message explaining the problem and asked if ice or heat would be best to help it. This was Friday and my doctor closes at lunch on Friday so I wanted to get my question in, knowing I would not return until middle of the afternoon with The Husband.
During the day, I continued to hurt and my leg almost buckled a couple of times but I moved through it. The Husband's colonoscopy went pretty well. If I'm the queen of pain, he's the king of colonoscopies. Really.
To move on with my story, I had my phone on silent so I missed a call from my doctor. She left a message. I knew when she called AND left a message it would not be what I wanted to hear. She told me to take three aspirins and go asap to the emergency room. She thought these symptoms sounded blood clottish and one doesn't want to mess with that. Of course, The Husband is home after anesthesia and can't drive so I tried to get him to allow me to go to the ER alone. Alas, he would not hear of that so I drove us both there. Bless him.
What a nightmare in the ER flu war zone! And on a Friday. Six hours later, I left there with the knowledge that I did not have a blood clot but no one really knew the source of the obvious pain either. I was to take pain medicine and see my doctor this week. I have an appointment this afternoon and she is hopeful (as am I) that she will find the root of this pain.
As I sat in the ER all those hours and watched, I became mindful of the fact that there are areas that can be improved and make this an easier event for the medical personnel and the sick. I was thinking that common sense is not much of a factor there, nor is an organizational skill to move along folks who are not exceptionally in need of an ER. Do I think this is what that pastor meant in December when he prayed? Nah. They do need common sense, however. But don't we all need that in our daily life?
I realize that I need to be more mindful and aware of the needs of others as this new year has begun. I need to be less self-centered in my own world, but also be mindful of the leading of the Lord in my life. Granted, I can only be mindful of that in my own life. I need to be mindful of my attitude, my love for others, and my prayer life. The list could go on and on.
So with all that said, I encourage you to practice being mindful as I am going to try to do more. I know that the Lord is always mindful of my needs and supplying those and for that I am grateful.
Mindful. Consider.....
I kind of lost sight of that these past few days with my focus on things that had to be done. I began with a pain in my right shin Wednesday night that was different, it lasted through the next day, then the next day when I got up, I could hardly walk as the pain in my whole leg was excruciating. I'm the queen of pain but this pain was different. This was also the day I was to take The Husband downtown to the big city for his colonoscopy. I had to suck it up and move on. Before I left for the downtown trip, I sent my doctor a portal message explaining the problem and asked if ice or heat would be best to help it. This was Friday and my doctor closes at lunch on Friday so I wanted to get my question in, knowing I would not return until middle of the afternoon with The Husband.
During the day, I continued to hurt and my leg almost buckled a couple of times but I moved through it. The Husband's colonoscopy went pretty well. If I'm the queen of pain, he's the king of colonoscopies. Really.
To move on with my story, I had my phone on silent so I missed a call from my doctor. She left a message. I knew when she called AND left a message it would not be what I wanted to hear. She told me to take three aspirins and go asap to the emergency room. She thought these symptoms sounded blood clottish and one doesn't want to mess with that. Of course, The Husband is home after anesthesia and can't drive so I tried to get him to allow me to go to the ER alone. Alas, he would not hear of that so I drove us both there. Bless him.
What a nightmare in the ER flu war zone! And on a Friday. Six hours later, I left there with the knowledge that I did not have a blood clot but no one really knew the source of the obvious pain either. I was to take pain medicine and see my doctor this week. I have an appointment this afternoon and she is hopeful (as am I) that she will find the root of this pain.
As I sat in the ER all those hours and watched, I became mindful of the fact that there are areas that can be improved and make this an easier event for the medical personnel and the sick. I was thinking that common sense is not much of a factor there, nor is an organizational skill to move along folks who are not exceptionally in need of an ER. Do I think this is what that pastor meant in December when he prayed? Nah. They do need common sense, however. But don't we all need that in our daily life?
I realize that I need to be more mindful and aware of the needs of others as this new year has begun. I need to be less self-centered in my own world, but also be mindful of the leading of the Lord in my life. Granted, I can only be mindful of that in my own life. I need to be mindful of my attitude, my love for others, and my prayer life. The list could go on and on.
So with all that said, I encourage you to practice being mindful as I am going to try to do more. I know that the Lord is always mindful of my needs and supplying those and for that I am grateful.
Mindful. Consider.....
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