Musings from the Mascarade

Sidetracked

I’ve been sidetracked for the past couple of weeks. Rick was in the hospital for five days with a kidney infection and sepsis. After the horrors of eight hours in the Emergency Room and five days in the hospital that also spiraled into fluid on his lungs for over-hydration and MRSA, he was finally released to continue recovery at home last week. He just returned to work today.

I was getting dressed for work this morning when the power of “normal” hit me. You don’t realize or appreciate how much your routines mean until it’s shaken up. Suffice it to say that I felt the friction of my desire for stability in a universe that trends towards chaos these past two weeks. Sometimes you can embrace the chaos, and other times you just make your way through, and look for all of that blessing and meaning that people talk about on the other side. This is an “other side” kind of chaos. We appreciate health, healing, and routine. Time will bring any other lessons around.
Needless to say, plans have been sidetracked. He’s regaining his energy, and I’m forcing myself to plug in slowly while I process all of this. I returned to my workouts last night and resumed rewrites on Singularity today. Those two things alone have made me feel better than I have in weeks. I feel like me again, and that is a blessed relief.

I guess I found that distance from my writing too. I do feel that desire to write again, and am batting around ideas for a “side project” long story or novella. We’ll see what happens. For now, I’m coming back to Singularity, and see what inspiration follows as I plug back into life with eyes open to new
perspective and gratitude.

That’s all today. Take care, and have a great week.



Sherri F. Moorer
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