I stayed home from class today. I woke up with a headache and a fever. I didn't exhibit any of the other symptoms Bryce and Pippa have had this week (hoarse voice, coughing) – so I am thankful for that. Spent most of the day in bed or on the couch. When I was not sleeping, I read and drank tea or orange juice. While I did not go to class, I did get my meditation in :)
I originally woke up at 6:30 this morning, after taking some ibuprofen and drinking two tall glasses of water, I sat in the living room to meditate. It was a good practice; still dark outside and my housemates were asleep. I did not set an alarm this time but managed to sit still for 25 minutes before stirring. It was a calm time, my mind was not busy for once. I tried not to fixate on my headache or fever but simply my breath. It was a good experience. I know thoughts arose but I was able to put them aside, as I am not remembering them now. I did dedicate the last few minutes of my practice towards gratitude.
Despite being sick and not going to class, I tried to keep myself on track with meals. I did eat breakfast (a bowl of granola and yogurt) lunch and dinner (left over tortellini with green beans). For lunch I ate the last of the leftover quinoa chili with a slice of whole grain bread. It could just be that I am suddenly sensitive to beans or spice (or that the chili was too old, it was made last Sunday) but my digestive tract experienced quite a bit of gas, which was uncomfortable not to mention embarrassing. Oh well.
I am grateful that I could take the day to rest and recover so I can have good energy to go into the week. I spent a good amount of time this morning trying to decide whether it would be best to push through class with a fever or stay in bed (I'm SO glad I convinced myself to take a sick day – others would not have appreciated me sharing my sickness). I just didn't want to get behind in my studies. I won't. Jan was kind enough to email me back today with a list of the classes scheduled at Highland Park – when I looked online there was only a small portion listed... I think I will start the week slowly by attending the Yin class tomorrow night at 8:15, so as to wind down and sleep soundly Monday night. Tuesday I want to go to Slow Burn (the Hot Vinyasa Flow might be too vigorous for me yet while I recover, but we'll see) and Wednesday I might do one or two classes (there are several back-to-back in the evening). On Thursday I think I would like to attend the Hatha Class and Friday I would like to try the evening candlelight class.
I am thankful for the quiet day I was able to spend at home, mostly by myself. I feel much better than when I woke up, but I still have a slight headache (and am still gassy – gross). Thankful that I was able to see Mom and Deb yesterday and share a meal with them. Thankful that I was able to see Heather on Friday for a few minutes, good to reconnect with Juut friends. Looking forward to seeing Katelyn tomorrow. Hoping I will get a chance to work on my list of members this week so as to improve our time card system... I know it's best not to reinvent the wheel but I definitely think my idea has potential to create better efficiency in the task of monitoring entries. I pray that I will have the patience to learn old systems this week and work with them a bit before I suggest any more new strategies. I am grateful I work in an environment where my colleagues value my input (although they might challenge my ideas, they trust me/let me try). Grateful to be going to bed early here. Proud to have rested so much today, eaten well for the most part and drank a lot of liquids; hopefully this bug will be purged as I sleep tonight. My prayers are with Marisa and Maggie; I am sorry to hear of their separate losses. May everyone rest well tonight – wishing everyone a good week ahead.
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