March 31: Perseverance

I woke up the morning after my COVID 19 vaccine with ALL of the possible side effects: chills, fever, exhaustion, headache, nausea, and an incredibly sore arm. I felt miserable. But I managed to get myself out of bed and onto my Meals on Wheels route. I felt like I just needed to do it, to persevere. Especially because the whole reason I was eligible for the vaccine in the first place was because I volunteer with Meals on Wheels. The universe was kind and gave me only 15 clients (usually I have 18-20) so it was an easy route and I finished in less than an hour. I immediately went home and curled up on the couch with multiple blankets and cats, and slept all day. My immune system definitely thought that I had been infected and was fighting with all it had to protect me. I guess that means I have a strong immune system? But this is exactly why I've been super cautious during this pandemic, not only because I don't want to infect others, but because I definitely do not want to get infected myself. My body would go into super hyper drive trying to fight this virus and I'm sure it would make me feel absolutely awful. 

I at first struggled to find any delight within my awful day full of painful miserableness, but the more I thought about it, the more I found to delight in. Most importantly I think, I found delight in my perseverance. I could have easily called in to cancel my volunteering, leaving the staff short handed, and possibly delaying the meals that people needed. I'm proud of myself for still getting up, getting dressed, and completing my route. I also found delight in the fact that the universe gave me a small, easy route, and I was able to accomplish it. I delighted in the nice weather, not too cold, delightfully sunny. After the route I picked up Cuban Sandwiches for lunch from Willow Rest and they were absolutely delightfully delicious. I delighted in my multiple blankets to give me warmth, my comfy couch, my adorable cats, especially Fela, who at one point burrowed himself underneath both blankets and cuddled up next to my body (SUPER CUTE!). I delighted in being able to watch Frasier (while in and out of consciousness), and I delight in my husband who just let me be sick and do nothing but rest all day. 

So even on the worst days, there is still a lot to delight in, and I delight in that :)

With delight,

♥Jamie