‘Allo Werld’
So here I am on my second day home in recovery from having 12" of my intestines removed due to the presence of an 'alien mass' the size of my fist attached where my appendix should have been. The mass was removed, along with my appendix (they found it inside all that mess); the mass is benign and I'm getting better all the time.
Waving optional
During my time in the hospital, in varying states of drug-induced stupor, I came up with the following 'epiphanies' which I will share with you now:
1 - Make sure I leave space in my music - (I write music, more on that another time); you don't always have to be clever.
2 - Don't be shy about your love of God - This doesn't mean I should become a bible-toting maniac, but if asked and where appropriate in my work, don't be ashamed to let people know that you believe in God.
3 - Fruit doesn't suck - for the longest time I just didn't eat a lot of fruit. This behavior was solidified when my cardiologist a very svelte, healthy 70-year-old told me I shouldn't eat fruit because it has sugar in it. Well, Dr. I've traded in my beer drinker's license for eating a bit of fruit every day. Hope it works out.
As of now, I'm still a narwhale with fingers, but time will tell.
4 - Make time for myself - perhaps my intestines came up with this growth as a way of telling me I have to slow down. I wear many hats where I work and I enjoy this aspect immensely, but this means I'm always doing something. This overflows into my personal time and many nights I go to bed without having read a book, watched a movie, played a game or listened to music (I always have the Mets game going on in the background - that doesn't count). So even if it seems a treasonous act to stop working on a project and take an hour or two to do something recreational, SO BE IT!
5 - Put all my multitudinous interests in one blog on the web - currently I have two web sites, 4 YouTube channels and I'm not posting on any of them! Many is the night when I'd get home and think "I have something to say" but it didn't fit in any of my site's agendas. With this Blog I can post on any topic I want, link to content I've made and as they say 'Bob's your uncle!'
I think that's it...
Oh! one more!
6) Don't be afraid to ask for help - when I had major surgery and I finished in the privy, I just couldn't reach (if you know what I mean) - hence, I was very hesitant to ask for help but finally did. The take-away: do not be shy about asking qualified professionals to help - the alternative is much, much worse. Might I say that there are similar times in our lives when it might be embarrassing and humbling to ask for help. My advice applies.
Okay, that' about it.
More posts to come.
