After what has been an incredibly challenging week for me I feel I am at the other side of it. Don’t get me wrong I am still in some pain and definitely not my usual self. The fact that I had a dreadful nights sleep last night didn’t help either and to be quite honest I really should be in bed now making up for the very short night I had last night. However, a couple of things happened today which have helped my mental state a great deal, well three actually! one is a very important person with whom I had an appointment this morning. Because I could feel myself slipping into the dreaded downward spiral yesterday with the thoughts of more surgery and everything which goes with it like traveling to where ever the surgeon may be. I’m really over being away from home for long periods, having been out of the country for nineteen weeks since May last year I think that’s a given. I think it’s unlikely that the destination will be Philadelphia as the surgeon there doesn’t seem to be my friend anymore but with very little in the way of options at this side of the country there is bound to be some traveling involved. So I made an appointment with my psychologist, originally for 2.30 this afternoon but she sent me a message to say she had a cancellation and would I like to come at 11 this morning. To say she is a wonderful person is an understatement, the number of times she has brought me back from the brink I have lost count of. She is so kind and caring, always gives me a big hug when I arrive and another before I leave, it means so much to me. She has a way of somehow making me look at things in a different light, she gives me strategies to deal with difficult moments and sent me home today with a mind full of mindfulness which has really helped. The second thing was an incredibly small thing but an act of both kindness and good marketing made my day brighter. I had a script to fill at the pharmacy, I took it to the counter where a lovely lady took it from me and asked if I would wait or come back later. I said I would wait, it gives me a chance to test some different perfumes not that I need any at the moment. While checking what was on offer a lady asked me if she could help. I told her I was waiting for a script and just liked trying new perfumes. She said they had some amazing offers on at the moment on a huge range of things, many had 50% off. I thought about for a few seconds then remembered thinking before I went out this morning that I should really get a new mascara as the one I am using which I bought before I went to England in April has become clumpy. I asked if the one I used was among the ones on offer, a difficult question as I couldn’t remember who makes it just what it’s called. She said I think that is a L’Oréal one, they are down that isle on the left if we have them. I went to look and sure enough there it was, million lashes feline, I took one off the shelf and took it to her counter so she could check that the price had been adjusted and sure enough, $12.50 half price and a bargain so I got two while I was there!
The third and final one is a weird one really, some years ago I bought some miracle tablets off the internet which were supposed to help with stiff joints etc, they weren’t cheap but the website was very convincing and had an offer (as they all do) if you get three bottles, so I did. I can’t say I noticed much difference but took them anyway. The reality is and this is where the good has come out of it, I was by then on their list of email marketing. I did think I would unsubscribe but I started reading the emails the founder of the company sends to me personally. He is called Dr Bereliani and he emails me most weeks and surprisingly most are not trying to sell me anything just a tip here and some advice there and some of his wisdom I have found very useful indeed. So much so that I even wrote to him telling him my story and asking him to change the email address to my new one which he did. The best is yet to come, Dr Bereliani always ends his emails with the same few words and they are classic, today they have just tipped the balance for me and made me feel better. His parting shot is the title of this post so here goes,
To Great Days Ahead!