Animal Daze

Adages that defined my week. The Camel Got His Nose in the Tent. When one needs to travel the desert, dromadaries (one hump camels) do the job. They plod mile after mile with a rocking motion, asking for nothing much. When one is forced to halt the journey, though they still want to be part of the group, two legged or four. So last week, when cough and weariness overtook me, they nosed into the tent, folded those spindly legs to allow me to slide off, closed the big brown eyes with lashes to help filter sand, and settled themselves in for a rest. Gradually, I’ve recovered enough to encourage them to stand, and move outside again. I am now able to see ahead, plan the journey, and define an end to the sand dunes.

Ah, I am now left with animal two, a left over necessity. How Does One Eat an Elephant? A Bite at a Time. I have never had an elephant steak or even a tidbit, yet definitely the mass behind that rough skin must be disposed of. This animal requires making appointments with doctors who know how to peel back the skin and provide the spices, otherwise known as medicines, to help make the bites palatable. Throw in passwords for a portal and the possibility of entering incorrectly a time or two plus the days required to see results and that pachyderm, while dwindling, has yet to vanish.

Even when these two are sent on their way, one more will stay simply by virtue of my almost completing my eighth decade and getting a little frayed around the edges. From now on the adage of the day is this. There Is a Monkey on My Back. Each day I choose what I can complete with grace. Be it feed myself, tend to tasks of washing and cleaning, or keeping a journal to prove life has meaning. I throw in Spanish, Mini Puzzle, Connection for Brain Power and, more for my “make it happen” than for you, write old lady comments for the week. Wherever you fit in with this week’s readers, begin thinking about your beasts. Whatever and wherever they are, a sure defense awaits.

“For you will be in league with the stones of the field,
And the beasts of the field will be at peace with you.

Job 5:23