@lowtide No guilt over laughter, please. I truly believe that it's meant to help our bodies let go of tension and grief. Shakespeare used it in his plays and it's important enough that students are required to study "comic relief" which is what you are describing.
As expected we're moving forward :-). They gave me a clear number to shoot for weight wise (I'm 28 pounds away) and told me that once I hit that weight I'll need to go back in for another ultrasound to ensure my liver remains under the threshold "fatty liver" wise. The next few months will be filled with food from my google search "Foods that help heal fatty liver" - even though my liver isn't currently above any of the thresholds.
I promise not to give regular updates on the weight loss. Maybe once I hit the halfway mark and again when I hit the mark proper but I sure do appreciate the vibes you've all sent! Next stop, FMLA leave!
@dannyboy Fabulous news! I’m so proud of you. Weight loss is not easy. Thanks for letting us know. Sending you peace of mind.
Update:
@tgraf66 Oh, no! So very sorry!
@tgraf66, I'm so sorry to hear about your fall. I know that must have been startling and quite painful. I see you posted this last night. How are you feeling this morning? Hopefully you've already connected with the ortho doctor and have something scheduled soon.
If I were you, I wouldn't be focusing right now on what the universe may or may not be trying to teach me. You've been in chronic neck pain and I'm sure were already feeling worn out from that and the medication you've been taking. Now is the time for a lot of self-compassion and tlc.
Sending you lots of healing prayers, @tgraf66. Let us know how you are doing.
I agree with @deetoo about not worrying about lessons. As much as I believe that we do have lessons in planet life, I do not believe the Universe manipulates us with mean and painful lessons. WE set our lessons before we incarnate, and then depending on how fogged in we get, we work through them. (Earth is not as clear as being on the "Other Side! can be!) I do believe we can learn from anything Life brings us, even the painful (mental and physical!) stuff but we are NOT manipulated by Spirit or the Universe! As I have noted several times, I am known to YELL at Spirit, the Universe, God --whatever name you use...and I absolutely believe They, He/She, can take our yelling.
When I fell at the end of January, from just inside Target over the stupid electric door hump (why is it not flat!!!) and onto the pavement and into 113 degree heat in Tucson, I was pretty d***mn angry AT EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY! Two months later I am still experiencing pain and am going to have an MRI because my doctor now thinks it may be a rotator cuff tear. I do not sense that, but something IS not quite correct. (Hmmm let's see if my intuition about rotator cuff is valid or if I am in denial!) In the weeks just following my fall, in spite of the whole left side of my body aching, I suddenly realized I had not hit my head, my glasses had not fallen off and broken on the pavement, I was alive, no broken oldster bones, albeit chronic ouchies, and it SO could have been worse. I call this the Spirit Cinderella Effect -- mitigating what could have been horrible at 73 into a vast annoyance and some chronic pain. They did what they could! My shoulder, which I thought was dislocated, popped , with both sound and feeling, back in. I did not fall to teach me a lesson, although I am learning many things because of the fall! 🙄 (Holy S**t SO many things!) You did not fall to have a lesson from the Universe. I don't know why you fell (IT HAPPENS!) especially since you are going through so much already, but I DO know that Spirit is WITH YOU not bombarding you with horrible "lessons." I could say what my late hubby would say from his Buddhist beliefs, "Hmmm What an opportunity for you!" Of course, I tended to punch him in the arm when he said such things, but hard as it is, this kind of opportunity happens to all of us. (Yeah, you can slug my arm metaphorically/aetherically!)
I don't know why either one of us "had" to fall. Life Happens. I do know the Master Healers are with both of us, and so are Archangel Raphael and his Healing Host. As I sit here and tune in what pops in is an Oracle Stone, the one that is called, "Feeling chewed up and spit out." This stone was originally a coffee-purifying quartz crystal of my husband's and when he left his travel mug at a friend's house, and they washed the travel mug, the crystal went down the garbage disposal as old coffee was poured out. Not only did it survive to become an Oracle Stone, the garbage disposal was unhurt as well. 🤣 Clearly this little crystal wanted out of the coffee and into my Readings! 🙂 Anyway, feeling chewed up and spit out is tough, uncomfortable, and angrifying (is that a word?). In a reading I would pick the little crystal up and put it back in the basket and say to my Readee, "Ok, feelings acknowledged. Now a space is cleared for something BETTER and more positive to manifest." NOT a lesson, just a process in life. As I type that the Stone for Clarity pops into my mind. It isn't so much WHY, but how do I utilize this for good. You can. You WILL.
I will be thinking of you and sending you bunches of healing energy.
[Brackets per request for process @Jeanne-Mayell, I thought of what I would say if I was doing a literal reading and boom, in came my focus tool, my Oracle Stones, even though they are across the house in their place by my alter. I then shared what I received.]
I guess like you I look for the lesson. I am a teacher after all.
20 years ago I fell in my classroom shattering my right arm and had to have reconstructive surgery. I worked like a beast at rehab to regain full function, often through tears. My daughter was little and I tried to care for her but only caused myself worse pain.
I still have soreness and pain but I have been able to block it out mostly. No professionals thought I'd have use of my arm again in any meaningful way. My arm makes Art, plays guitar, types profusely.
Here is what I learned... Take care of me first. Anything is possible. I can heal.
Hope that's helpful.
Maybe just look where you are going? Paying attention to the here and now, don’t get lost in thoughts.
When I was working I came out of the office to walk to my car and a colleague was further ahead walking on the road when I would normally walk on the footpath. I thought I would be friendly so caught up to her and as we walked and talked I suddenly flipped over and landed face down on the road. Got momentarily knocked out, broken glasses which caused a black eye, broke my wrist and arm. I had stepped on a small stone which was enough to upend me.
Accidents happen.
Hopefully you will heal quickly and all your problems get sorted with as little pain and discomfort as possible.
best wishes
Regards to all
I just tried to edit my post to @tgraff66 because somehow I typed January when it was JULY 30th when I fell. I couldn't figure out how to get back into the post and fix it. Is there a way AFTER posting to correct a typo?
Also, per @Matildagirls "maybe watch where you are going" to @tgraff66, I have to laugh and say, my older sister texted me, "Good Grief! Watch where you are going!" when I told her about my fall. It didn't help me much, in fact I got very snarky and angry and felt very scolded instead of helped. HOWEVER, 😀 although Matilda's post initially struck me wrong, ultimately it made me think of Ram Das and his "Be Here Now" and what I say constantly IN the car "Be in PRESENT TIME." I am an air sign so, even though I believe I was very much paying attention to where I was going that day, I own maybe somehow I missed picking up my foot high enough to go over the electronic door floor rail. As it happens I was walking very slowly with a folded kitchen stool, and I certainly thought I was paying very direct attention to where I was, and where I was going, but hey, accidents do indeed happen. Anyway, I will reiterate my TO SELF inner talk "BE HERE NOW!" more. Thanks Matilda for helping me see my sister's comment wasn't necessarily out of line, just maybe it was too soon for a GOOD GRIEF!!! text 😛