A headache started. It portended more to come. It's the sugar withdrawal.
Last week, I took a pill which masked the pain I could still feel as "wrong" just below the surface.
Today. I thought of the dark chocolate bar I had stashed in my desk. In a brown paper bag, even. Little blue pill or a square of chocolate? The decision wasn't as easy as one might think. There is, that slippery slope.
I chose chocolate.
This bar can be broken up into 30 squares. I broke off one square and let the medicine do its work. The headache has been fed for now.
Can I really consume just one square a day? It will be an exercise in mindfulness this month.
P.S. Sag does still have strep. I am trying to stay positive in the face of giving him a stronger antibiotic. Meditating on the Sun, the balm of the blanket of warmth that has dropped on us from the sky, the rhythm of folding laundry, the pleasure of a new book.
2 comments:
Chocolate, in small doses, and especially dark chocolate, is very good for your stomach, and I think it's also good for your blood (liver). So, take your medicine every day, and remember, all medicines should be taken in appropriate measure, and not abused ;-)
Ah, I am not surprised it is good for liver. Hence, the deep magnetic attraction between women and chocolate!
The headache has returned, though to a less sinister degree. The chocolate definitely helped. And I didn't have to pop a pill!
Thanks, friend.
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