Learned something about fatigue.

The radiation folks keep letting me know that fatigue will be one of the biggest side effects. It's true. It's also very frustrating. Yea, I know it is necessary because the body is being worked pretty hard by the radiation, but you get tired of being tired. Yesterday I lost the battle all day to "sleepyhead" gremlin. Today a dear friend shared a book he was reading and a few theory's about resting. To sum up what I got out of it was, when a person sits and rests, most of the time our minds don't. We sit to slow down, or catch a break of peace and we keep thinking. Thinking of this and of that, of what's to be done, yesterdays problems, today's woes, or tomorrows surprises. Then Bernie shared a Christian theory of resting the mind. Allowing yourself to be tired, to stop thinking and try to just be aware of the presence of God. Try to focus on the sounds, the peace or whatever is surrounds you and see if you can just grasp on to those thoughts that help you become aware of God's presence in your life. It sounded like a challenge to me, but one worth trying. Since I have plenty of opportunity each day to deal with the "sleepyhead" gremlin, I do believe I'm going to try this out. Wish me luck and God bless you all. And yes, that's an old picture of Dreamer. Gee we miss her!