chicken soup

It’s been a full day and I am glad to step off the hamster wheel for a moment. This afternoon during my break, I received a great adjustment and it allowed me to begin to process two of the insights that I have gleaned from the day: A) Guilt serves no purpose in my life right now. I have no reason to feel remorse for the smile on my face and the knowledge that I am moving on from my last relationship. It is more than OK for me to be joyful in this moment. B) There are lessons to be learned by keeping silent and allowing others to speak their truth. I enjoy the feeling when I “get” something that we are learning in class and am happy when I seem to be riding the same train of thought as my professor. Today I had more than a few reminders that it is important for me, at this time especially, to sit back and hold my tongue. Allowing others a crack at guessing the answer to a question and that when I go too far in the other direction I can come off as an insufferable know-it-all. There is much to be learned when I take the time to listen to the insights of others even if I think they are mistaken in their reasoning.

So,…tonight I am making chicken soup from scratch – chicken, water, onions, carrots, celery and spices. Dinner for the week and an effort which parallels some of the choices that I am making in my life right now. Riding the chicken soup metaphor – some of my past relationships have resembled making a dinner of soup from a can on the stove. Others were a bit more slapdash – in other words a can of soup dumped into a bowl, microwaved and eaten standing up in the kitchen. At this time in my life, I am ready for the homemade chicken soup experience.