I was whining to a friend the other day about how completely and utterly low and defeated I feel. Half of it has to do with this cold or sinus infection or whatever it is that I have. The other half is that I’m coping with losses on just about every front. I feel as if I have been dropped from someplace high. I’m broken in several places and I know it will take years to recover, and I am not entirely sure I have the strength for it. I feel weak and damaged and all settled down on the bottom of the pond, amongst the slime. Bleh. I’m done.
“You need some Shakti,” my friend said.
Huh? I have only heard of Shakti mentioned in connection with the Hindu religion, and even in that context I am woefully ignorant of the details.
“Life force,” he explained. “Fruit. Vegetables. The fresher the better. Don’t you feel better when you eat those things rather than junk food?”
Well, this was a new one, but he did have a point. I do feel better when I eat healthier, and since everything else in my life seems to be completely out of my control, why not? So I had a salad.
And I did feel a little better. Just performing that one act of self-care made the difference. Were all my problems solved? Not even close. But I felt a tiny bit better. Enough to carry on for a few minutes more. And that’s enough.
Eat your vegetables.
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