Mort

Finally finished reading Shantaram which I can recommend if you enjoy being caught up in a powerful, colourful story. Conveniently my next reading material, ‘A New Earth’ by Eckhart Tolle arrived yesterday.

Went to see the musical ‘Mort’ based on Terry Pratchett’s Discworld novel of the same name. Highlight of the show had to be ‘Death’, the 8 foot tall skeleton puppet. This brilliant costume and fluent, eloquent movements made the character incredibly convincing, creating a most engaging and enjoyable performance.

I need a dream

This week I watched part of a TV programme called ‘The Land of the Jaguar’, and in it there was a man who reminded me of A.H., a Christian I haven’t had contact with since I changed churches. As this man enthused about his subject, the light in his eyes lit his whole face. I thought about him again today, in the context of running. A.H. began running in his 30’s, building up the miles until he was running to and from work, a round trip of about 26 miles. His artistic daughter designed him a t-shirt depicting him fleeing from Death. Remembering that today, I find myself wondering if she had read the Discworld novels and encountered the character Rincewind.

I’ve been thinking I need to create myself a Recovery Plan – to spring-clean my life, get rid of the clutter and accumulation of bad habits. Confirmation of that came in a marketing email from which I quote:
I hope that you are all finding ways to reduce stress and take advantage of the tremendous opportunity we now have to release the patterns that no longer serve us and begin to truly manifest a better dream.

Since I’ve come home from The Ridgewood, I’ve been far less motivated to maintain the exercise regimen I set myself there. At my Discharge meeting this Wednesday, I spoke of how I’ve had a low mood, and been less motivated to do even the things that I normally enjoy. The psychiatrist pointed out that it wasn’t to be unexpected, having just undergone an operation under general anaesthetic. Fair comment, I guess. Nonetheless, I think it will help me feel my life has some direction if I devise a suitable plan, scheduling some little treats and rewards for goals attained along the way. I’ll let you know how it goes.

Good News!

Fantastic news in the Telegraph today about rember, a new drug for the treatment (and potentially the prevention) of Alzheimer’s! My thoughts went to Terry Pratchett and I found myself spontaneously giving thanks to God for this scientific advance, an answer to prayer.

I’ve now made a formal report of the recent break-in and attempted break-in over the allotment to the police, as requested by the Site Rep. It seemed a bit of a trivial matter to be bothering them with, but the Administrator who took the call said I’d done the right thing, only wondering why I’d left it so long.