A flood, a drought, a fire, a tidal wave, an earthquake?
Maybe all of them at once. My world has been on a slow tilt for a few months. Losing my job, and learning the ins and outs of the unemployment system. Crossing my fingers and hoping that my car can last till I get a few paychecks socked away. Tightening our belts and tying another knot in the end of our rope.
But then my world got flipped upside down suddenly and without warning. My regular blood tests are just routine, really just routine, but not this time.
Now a couple of weeks later I coming to grips with the diagnosis of Leukemia.
For the first time since that word was uttered by my doctor I have been able to focus on my art again.
It felt great to be able to sit still long enough to pick up a brush.
But this is still the lull before the storm.
I do not start treatment till August. I have no idea what this will be like. I just know my world will not be quite as stable or as quiet as it was.
I can only hope I will be able to find the centering that is my art and the focus and energy I want to do what gives me joy.
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