One Moment At A Time

It has been one of those days. A day that started out with a challenge from the universe. Can you keep centered knowing someone you care about is in trouble? Can you stay in a peaceful place when your heart aches for another's difficulties? Can you be calm and at ease knowing this is one of those lab days?

The answer is always, I will try.

I do it by dealing with one thing at a time, one moment at a time. Doing what I can and giving up all the remorse from not being able to do more. Realizing that we all learn our own lessons and no one else can, or should, take that away from us. Trying to deal with my own "stuff" the way I hope others can deal with theirs.

Today I had to go to the lab for more blood work, never a fun thing for me. It is really usually more fear than actual pain, but the later has its moments. Today my body decided it was not giving up any more blood. That tech dug and dug in my left arm until I thought maybe he would just excavate the vein and scoop out what he needed, all to no avail. Then he tried my right arm and it wasn't any better. By the time he started looking at my hand, I was really cringing. One more big needle and in my hand? It turned out to be nothing at all. He used this tiny little needle and a tube and no one was more relieved than he was when it worked!

The day is over, the universe has been heard and dealt with and I am going to sleep.