Just about anyone who knows me will gladly tell you: I'm Ms. Dependable. If you need someone to show up, someone to get it done, someone to come prepared - you've come to the right place. It's part of my identity, my core.
So, imagine what happened this week when I caught a cold and couldn't follow through on a gig with my friends - a gig that we've been rehearsing for months. A gig that ended up being postponed. I felt horrible. And, it was a decision that I couldn't even make myself. I had to basically be told to stop trying and start resting! What a foreign concept.
When I tried to explain to my 8-year-old this situation - someone else canceling our gig because I was sick, she said, "That's so nice." Which is when I realized - sometimes friends take care of you, even when you refuse to be helped.
I have been pushing myself lately - physically, mentally, and emotionally. I needed some down time and my body tried really hard to tell me that. I wouldn't listen. But my friends, they listened. And, kicking and screaming, I went to bed -- thinking there was NO WAY I could possibly fall asleep. After all, I'm not sick...
Zzzzzzzz....
I'm still fighting off the end of the cold, but I had several nights and one full day where I've done nothing but sleep. It's been marvelous and rejuvenating. I think I'll do it again some time. :)
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