I’m not sure why I composed this photo to make it appear like I was typing. Especially when I was using my iPad to watch a @udemy course on SELF-COMPASSION while taking notes by hand in my journal dedicated self-love & confidence studies. The 2 women ended up in the shot by accident, as my iPhone was propped up against a bottle of water.
Aside from finishing notes for the SELF-CONFIDENCE course, I can’t say I did much today. I want to put myself down for this, express disappointment in having slept most of the day - but the course taught me to try & view these self-criticisms through the lens of non-judgment. It also encouraged me to try & turn negative thoughts into positive ones. But as I lay here typing, I find myself at a bit of a loss for how to actualize this.
So, a statement hovering in the back of my mind like: “I feel stupid because I didn’t do much today, I wasted it by sleeping late.” This could become: “I didn’t do much today & that’s okay as my body is in pain, slowly healing itself. It needs rest to heal.”
I looked up information on the antibiotic I’m on, & found that it cause issues for some people when paired with my antidepressant. I sent my pharmacy the link to the information sheet & described the intense pain shooting through my stiff arms, into my upper back & up my neck. They phoned me back, saying that they didn’t think the 2 medications should be causing issues, but noted if the pain continues to go to the ER. So far, I haven’t gone, as the wait times online have been over 6 hours all day & I don’t want to sit that long. So, I’ll do my best to grin & bear it, & possibly go on Sunday night when things should be less hectic.
The extended cut of the 1984 David Lynch adaptation of DUNE came from Amazon tonight, as did a 4K edition of the theatrical cut. I’m only 5 hours into the 22 hour audible version of DUNE, which I had hoped to have finished already but haven’t. I’ll watch the Lynch versions in the next few days, followed by the 1st part of Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE before seeing the 70mm 2nd part in theatres on Wednesday or Thursday.
It’s my 1st venture into this world.
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