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Another New Beginning!
Posted 01-21-2010 at 07:58 AM by Tam Li Hua
Life seems full of beginnings, middles, and ends for me. Right now, it seems to be all three at once.
It's a beginning, because I'm finally getting serious about my personal health and dental hygiene. After a trip to both the physician and the dentist last week, it seems that I have high cholesterol [surprise surprise] and receding gums.
I do -not- have cavities, which was something of a shocker; I haven't been to the dentist in several years, and I thought for sure there'd be at least one...but nope, just receded gums, which the dentist said was easily fixed if I kept to a strict regimen of brushing and flossing twice a day, and using a mix of Hydrogen Peroxide and water [along with regular mouthwash] to rinse/brush with.
I had suspected they were receding for some time; they've been sore in spots for a while, but I haven't had the money [a.k.a., insurance] to pay for anything medical/dental.
As far as the high cholesterol goes, that's also easily fixed by eating better. Mr. Li Hua has lost 35+ lbs. since summer just by eating better. I'm hoping for the same kind of results for myself, and to get rid of these love handles.
It would also be nice to get down to at -least- a 14 again, but we'll see how that goes. If I lose some major fat in my chest area, it may just be possible.
I asked my doctor about a prescription pill for appetite suppression, but he said he doesn't give them out; he said that it's just like speed, and that people shouldn't take them for more than a couple of weeks. That concerns me, since my mother-in-law has been taking a prescribed portion pill for several months now. I need to tell her what the doctor said. [Yes, I'm one of those rare people that ended up having a good relationship with my in-laws. Can you imagine??]
So, with this beginning, I also have an ending: An end to regular Cokes, which I've been "addicted" to ever since I was a child. Oddly enough, I don't crave them very often, but when I do, I believe it's more of an emotional craving than a physical one; Coca-cola reminds me of my mom, who passed away 4 years ago this month.
But, I have other things to remember her by; I don't need a sugary soda to remember her.
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There's a second "beginning" as well, though it's actually been going on steadily, here and there, for a while; I'm getting serious about writing. I need to get it all out, even if no one else is able to read it. I need to explain to the world what I went through overseas, and how it formed the person I am today. I need to get it out of my system so it doesn't keep me awake and staring at the dark ceiling at night.
I need to get it out, even if things get bizarrely ironic and coincidental again. [The metaphorical buzzards have already been circling, but I'm determined not to let them get the better of me this time.]
I found quite a few old documents last night that reminded me of why I shouldn't feel guilty about the past, and that showed me how everything did, indeed, fit together in a very twisted, Twilight Zone kind of way. It's terribly upsetting, though.
It's terribly upsetting to realize that no, you really -don't- have total control over your own life, and that the Spiritual Realm is, indeed, guiding each and every one of us. It doesn't matter if we like it, it doesn't even matter if we believe it's real; it's still doing what it does. A tree doesn't need someone to believe that trees exist for it to continue to grow and change with the seasons. Its ability to take in sunlight and convert it to chlorophyll while simultaneously drinking up the nutrients and water from the ground is not at all affected by whether or not I hate the tree, or whether or not I admit the tree is there.
The tree will continue being a tree, just as the Spiritual continues to be the Spiritual.
Enough nonsensical rambling; I need to get back to work. Or something.
Peace to you all!
~Lady Tam~
It's a beginning, because I'm finally getting serious about my personal health and dental hygiene. After a trip to both the physician and the dentist last week, it seems that I have high cholesterol [surprise surprise] and receding gums.
I do -not- have cavities, which was something of a shocker; I haven't been to the dentist in several years, and I thought for sure there'd be at least one...but nope, just receded gums, which the dentist said was easily fixed if I kept to a strict regimen of brushing and flossing twice a day, and using a mix of Hydrogen Peroxide and water [along with regular mouthwash] to rinse/brush with.
I had suspected they were receding for some time; they've been sore in spots for a while, but I haven't had the money [a.k.a., insurance] to pay for anything medical/dental.
As far as the high cholesterol goes, that's also easily fixed by eating better. Mr. Li Hua has lost 35+ lbs. since summer just by eating better. I'm hoping for the same kind of results for myself, and to get rid of these love handles.
It would also be nice to get down to at -least- a 14 again, but we'll see how that goes. If I lose some major fat in my chest area, it may just be possible.
I asked my doctor about a prescription pill for appetite suppression, but he said he doesn't give them out; he said that it's just like speed, and that people shouldn't take them for more than a couple of weeks. That concerns me, since my mother-in-law has been taking a prescribed portion pill for several months now. I need to tell her what the doctor said. [Yes, I'm one of those rare people that ended up having a good relationship with my in-laws. Can you imagine??]
So, with this beginning, I also have an ending: An end to regular Cokes, which I've been "addicted" to ever since I was a child. Oddly enough, I don't crave them very often, but when I do, I believe it's more of an emotional craving than a physical one; Coca-cola reminds me of my mom, who passed away 4 years ago this month.
But, I have other things to remember her by; I don't need a sugary soda to remember her.
[center]* * * * [/center]
There's a second "beginning" as well, though it's actually been going on steadily, here and there, for a while; I'm getting serious about writing. I need to get it all out, even if no one else is able to read it. I need to explain to the world what I went through overseas, and how it formed the person I am today. I need to get it out of my system so it doesn't keep me awake and staring at the dark ceiling at night.
I need to get it out, even if things get bizarrely ironic and coincidental again. [The metaphorical buzzards have already been circling, but I'm determined not to let them get the better of me this time.]
I found quite a few old documents last night that reminded me of why I shouldn't feel guilty about the past, and that showed me how everything did, indeed, fit together in a very twisted, Twilight Zone kind of way. It's terribly upsetting, though.
It's terribly upsetting to realize that no, you really -don't- have total control over your own life, and that the Spiritual Realm is, indeed, guiding each and every one of us. It doesn't matter if we like it, it doesn't even matter if we believe it's real; it's still doing what it does. A tree doesn't need someone to believe that trees exist for it to continue to grow and change with the seasons. Its ability to take in sunlight and convert it to chlorophyll while simultaneously drinking up the nutrients and water from the ground is not at all affected by whether or not I hate the tree, or whether or not I admit the tree is there.
The tree will continue being a tree, just as the Spiritual continues to be the Spiritual.
Enough nonsensical rambling; I need to get back to work. Or something.
Peace to you all!
~Lady Tam~
