Comfort Laced Up With Love on an October Day

October 8 at Autumn Blog Challenge and the question today is “What are your comforts?”

This is easy to write since I have been nurturing my comforts for the past several weeks.

Cancer and cancer surgery recovery will do that for a person.

The good news is all this comfort nurturing is working. I actually feel better mentally than I did for months prior to my surgery.

I started uploading photos of my friends who have been accompanying me on my journey of saying “Good bye to Nora” (my personification of my melanoma.)

I love watching sunsets and Michelle and Jennie joined me in being with the sunset.

I love listening to poetry and Kimberly and Jennie read to me.

I love scrambled eggs so Cameron made me some.

I love just hanging out and chatting. Tim, Julia, Jennie, Cameron, Thomas, Emma and I sat. And chatted. And laughed. Nobody minded I was in my pajamas and mostly lying down.

Jennie kept track of my post surgery instructions. She would call out “No bending over!” and the like. I never knew how much pressure pending over puts on my face!

I love tea, hot chocolate and riding in the car watching the world go by.

I love reading.

I love writing – though I didn’t do much at first.

I love hugs.

I love people reaching out to me, I love reaching back, I love knowing people are praying.

Comforts all.

Even now, as I write, I listen to Celtic music – instrumentals, and it comforts me.

My mind merges with thoughts of lunch and as strange as it sounds, I think I will be comforted to eat Life Cereal so that is what’s on the menu.

There are no haftas on my schedule until 4:30 this afternoon. This is a comfort.

At one I am going to turn on my soap opera and watch while I make roses. Comfort.

I plan to work on a fun DIY project. Comfort.

This morning I wrote with friends and we all cried about the words I wrote.

Comfort, comfort, comfort.

Perfect prompt on a lovely day. I write with the windows open and no triple digit temperatures in sight.

I feel blessed by comfort.

There is plenty of time to catch up.

Love, Love, Love reigns,  laced up in a comfort bustier.

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© 2012 by Julie Jordan Scott

  Julie Jordan Scott has been a Life & Creativity Coach, Writer, Facilitator and Teleclass Leader since 1999. She is also an award winning Actor, Director, Artist and Mother Extraordinaire. She was twice the StoryTelling Slam champion in Bakersfield. She leads Writing Camp with JJS & this Summer will be traveling throughout the US to bring this unique, fun filled creative experience to the people wherever she finds the passion & the interest.

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