Therapeutic Nonsense

Everyone has her own pain threshold, and I think mine is pretty high. Meds are okay, but there are many ways to distract me from aching rather than taking a pain pill.

Though Ronald and I stick pretty close to home most of the time, just knowing we can’t buzz around is driving Ronald crazy. I am already there, so it’s no biggie.

Sunday afternoon’s ballgames weren’t going Ronald’s way, and I was bored. Somehow I convinced him that hauling out a bunch of my art supplies would repel our ennui. I’m sure the afternoon project turned into more than Ronald bargained for.

As with any brainstorm, there has to be a spark of inspiration. The picture above of my newest surgery stitches was my source of creativity. And it called loudly to my soul for a dirty pour!

How fun!

Ronald strolled me to my craft closet to choose the closest colors to replicate my wounds. Though I’m not crazy about any of the colors, it did make for an interesting dirty pour. With a little silicone added, my idea turned out pretty well. I was afraid Ronald wouldn’t trust me in my condition with the blow torch, but he stood by in case I needed him. The blow torch brought out cells in the paint that perfectly mimicked my mottled skin. How fun!

I was going to draw the stitches using the shot canisters I am saving, but the paint was too thick and I had run out of patience. Black, fine tipped marker had to do.

I christened the work of art ‘Scars and Gripes.’

As we took it to today’s post-op appointment, Ronald suggested I give it to the doctor as there is no room on our walls for any more paintings. I showed the doctor the painting which I had modeled after his work on my hip. He grumped. “My stitches are straighter than that!” I showed him the photo. “It’ll look better after we get the stitches out.” He defended his work. He’s such a mess!

Whether or not it ended up in the nearest garbage can or not, I don’t care. I had fun making it, and it diverted me from dwelling on pain. Who knows what other crazy things around here will activate my overactive creativity?

In the meantime, guess what I found? A Bible verse or two, of course! Proverbs 23 talks about our thoughts affecting who we are. Praising God through a cheerful and thankful heart takes our minds from our troubles to the mighty God who wants to bless us with peace.

Psalm 29:11 – ‘The Lord gives strength to His people, and the Lord blesses His people with peace.’ I believe He blesses both body and spirit with His peace.

1 Corinthians 5:11 ‘…Rejoice…and the God of love and peace will be with you.’

Finally, this is a prayer for myself and for every reader of my crazy blogs.

2 Thessalonians 3:16 ‘Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all.”

Blessings

KB

PS Ennui is a fancy word that keeps coming up in the crossword puzzles I play.