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Pondering about My Blog

I've been through quite a bit these past months that I haven't posted.  First, packing and moving and then unpacking . The first step of unpacking was my taking down boxes that were five and six boxes high.  About two weeks after I’d moved and was in the midst of unpacking, I developed horrendous pain in my ribs. I slathered on my gel I use to alleviate Fibromyalgia pain. Realizing that even that was not helping. Trying to make a long story short- Asked for pain pills No help; asked for another kind Doctor wanted to see me Went in- he didn’t understand why I was still in pain Sent me to get x-rays Diagnosis: compressed fracture in my 9th vertebra Cause: osteporosis Now on meds for that I’ve discovered that anytime I overdo, pain comes back, not quite full-blown, but enough that I must stop doing whatever I’m doing. That includes sitting at my computer writing. I wanted to bring my friends up-to-date; I’m pondering whether I should stop blogging altogether ...

CARPE DIEM CHOKA: Pain of Teaching

Choka-Japanese Long Poem 5-7 5-7 5-7 5-7-7 standing for long hours cement flooring wreaks havoc on the teacher’s spine bringing later throbbing pain  but dear images of students’ faces upon realizing "they got it!" moving aches to “back burner”  sharing with  Kristjaan's CARPE DIEM CHOKA Hoosier Quote: “Education is the mother of leadership.” ~Wendell L. Willkie~