Drastic, but a real thought that looms over people with RA (and other horrible chronic, progressive diseases.)
So, this morning I was foggy headed and bereft of an idea to write about. I asked Hapi what I should blog about. He whistled the Adams Family theme and then sang "If you're happy and you know it. click your beak." Not very helpful. It did make me laugh, though, and made me realize I am taking this 'being-sick-for-a-day" thing too seriously. I then remembered the fascinating post I saw on the Higher Perspective website about the smallness of the earth, and us individually, in the scale of the universe. You can see it here. Having heard a great talk by NASA astronaut Jeffery Hoffman describing the infamous image that Hubble was able to capture showing uncountable galaxies, I was refreshed by the feeling of my own insignificance in the universe, and that laying low for a day isn't going to be a game changer.
It is amazing to think how seriously we all take ourselves, and all this "stuff" that we call culture and life. Somewhere out there, there has to be another life form pondering the same issues of action and significance. During the question session following Hoffman's talk, I asked if he thought there was life somewhere else in the universe. Without missing a beat, he said "Definitely. There has to be." These words coming from a NASA scientist, are really exciting! Back to work today, which means my own creative efforts go on the back burner again for a while. I have no problem with that though, as helping kids be creative has more effect on the lives of people than anything I could possibly make myself. I hope laying low yesterday gives me the energy I need to keep up with the middle schoolers today, to give them the chances to learn and create fun things.
What will you make today?