Quote of the Day: “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.”
Exercise Log: Susie, Jen and I went into Holladay and did the hills coming home. It was again a beautiful morning with so many gorgeous flowers to look at and lots to talk about. We did 5.60 miles. (-1.96)
Thanks to Michele Rossiter who brought over this delicious chicken and pasta salad- she had made extra and called to see if we’d like some. It was such a nice gesture and made me realize in how many ways people are giving and Michele is one of those people always thinking about how she can help others. I loved visiting with her! I also know that I have been given so much and my time will come when I will be expected to pay it forward.
We took the salad with us to the Sheryl Crow concert at Red Butte Gardens. Alex was planning to drop me off but several people were selling tickets on the roadside so I said to Alex “You want to come to the concert?” to which he replied “Yeah, I think I do” so we pulled over and bought another ticket. Alex had just awoken from a nap-which means his hair was quite disheveled- to take me and was dressed in his athletic shorts complete with a food stain and a t-shirt but who cares? Not, Alex. One of the things I love so much about Alex is that he is very spontaneous and will do a lot of activities with Joe and I. He is way chill and laid back and has this hilarious sense of humor. I enjoyed him so much as a child but I love my relationship with him and all my children as an adult. But back to the concert, Joe had waited in line earlier that day making it possible for us to have great seats. I was so impressed with Sheryl Crow- amazingly talented and also concerned about the earth. In every town that she plays at, she also plants trees which she did earlier that day at Sugarhouse Park. She played the piano and another keyboard, guitar and accordion. She sang for two hours. Her last song I Shall Believe was my favorite. Sheryl Crow was diagnosed with breast cancer a few years ago and had radiation treatment. Here’s a song that she wrote about her experience. I can relate to her wanting it to just go away but as I am nearing the end of my chemo, it’s making me really reflect about what this experience has taught me and I have ambivalent feelings- must explore at a later date.
“Make It Go Away (Radiation Song)”
I stare into
Some great abyss
And calculate
The things I’d miss
If I could only
Make some sense of this
And Madam Butterfly
Resounds
Over the mothership
Her lights flashing around
I float above her and
I wonder how
To make it go away
Make it go away
I crawl into my circumstance
Lay on the table
Begging for another chance
But I was a good girl
I can’t understand how to
Make it go away
Make it go away
Sometimes I wonder
Which hurts the worse
The thought of dying
Or reliving every hurt
Was love the illness
And disease the cure
Make it go away
From: http://www.musicbabylon.com
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