I ponder on those things of most importance to me: those things that I come directly into contact with, and those things outside of me. I think of those and that I love.
For those I love, I think of my place and theirs in my life.
I think of those things that I love: art, music, words and story. Simply put, beauty and meaning.
For those things outside of me, I am free from the uncertainty and concern of self, and work untroubled.
The doctor had some concerns. I see a specialist consultant, I have a chest X-ray, a biopsy. It may be nothing to worry about. I should know within two weeks.
In this meantime I have the choice to focus on my dark uncertainty, or the beauty of light that unfolds outside my window. I can look inward, or outward.
I choose to walk under the great reach of sky before returning to my making.
For a few weeks I have had a sporadic dull ache just to the right of my lower sternum. I have thought it might be indigestion, my fighting off a virus, a muscular or skeletal issue, or perhaps something more concerning. As I can't seem to shift it I seek a doctor's opinion.
Anxiety is the counterweight to contentment. Despite my wish it was not so, unease brings balance.
William Shakespeare
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Think This Today is the creation of Mike de Sousa, an artist, writer, and composer.