Easter Monday

Some Easter thoughts...

• While I did try to avoid partisan politics this Lent season (and it was worth it), my more serious disciple was to reflect and try to deal with some of the emotions I feel on a daily basis at work.  I did some exercises, journalled them, and talked them over which was good for me.  Looking back at it, the one characteristic that I struggle with the most are those that are self-centred to the extreme, regardless of race, class, or education.  It has always bugged me as it an antithesis of community which I value very highly.  I am working on some exercises to help with my attitude as that is probably the best short term solution.  Eliminating self-centred people will probably take a little longer and of course the first one who needs to be dealt with is me.
• Speaking of work, Easter Sunday was both long and fun.  I thought it would be nice to make sure we had some chocolates to hand out to the residents, so did some other co-workers so there was a LOT of chocolate to be given out to the residents and kids who came for our meal time.  Long in that there was a lot of people all day along around.  I was tired enough that when I got home for work last night, I slept to this morning.  So much for Easter supper, I was out of it.
• Of course this morning after all of the sleep and a thermos of coffee, I was like a hummingbird and I was flying all over the place.
• On Friday night I was at Jerry Reimer's 60th birthday party and I felt horrible.  My feet and my hands hurt so badly from the neuropathy that I couldn't stand it.  I had heard of Neuragen before but saw an ad in the paper.  Wendy went out and got some for me at Shoppers Drug Mart and I whined about the price but I was hurting so bad, I wasn't going to take it back.  So I put some on where it hurt and it stopped hurting, I waited for the pain to return as it always has.  It didn't which blew me away.  You just drop it on where it hurts and the pain goes away.  When I am in pain, it takes about 3 minutes for me to figure out all of the places to put it but then it is sleep, wonderful uninterupted sleep.  I almost forgot what that feels like.  It says no more than five times a day but I just need it at night when trying to sleep.  During the day, I am active enough that it doesn't really bother me.  Apparently this naturopathy stuff does work.  More on its effectiveness with diabetics here.
• We are closer to purchasing a car today.  Lee and Wendy went test driving while I worked.  Edmunds.com makes life a lot easier for us used car buyers.  Tomorrow will be D-Day if all works out well.
• Bishop N.T. Wright in the Guardian ::