Today is Monday, January 24, 2022. I wrote in my journal:
Dear Holy Spirit,
Three weeks ago today, on January 3, 2022, John had CABAG (open-heart, quadruple by-pass surgery).
That feels otherworldly.
We continue to be gobsmacked by the OBVIOUS perfection of the unfolding of all of this.
For example, his first morning having had an episode of pain in his chest lying down happened Tuesday, December 28, 2021 — the day Linda and Larry arrived across the street from us here on Pine Island. John felt OK, and went on to shuffleboard. Sciatica pain prevented him from helping unload their van. We went out for shrimp that night, with Linda and Larry and Nancy.
That night John had a second episode, and Wednesday about noon I took him to convenient care; then on to the ER at Cape Coral Hospital. From there he was transferred by ambulance to HealthPark.
And the rest, you know, is his story….
Oh, that Stacey has a job that would allow her to come be with us.
Oh, how we were protected from exposure to the Covid Omicron variant because Larry’s onset of symptoms occurred just before John was discharged from the hospital. Otherwise, we know we would have all been together.
Oh, that the home health nurse assigned to us had car trouble and could not get here on Saturday, which resulted in our having met our Magical Maggie!
Within the days (daze), there are so many more points of proof, but you get the gist of it.
This week will be very busy:
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 — post surgical visit with Dr. Cervantes
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 — last home health visit with Maggie
Thursday, January 27, 2022 — cardiac rehab orientation
Friday, January 28, 2022 — post in-patient visit
Whew!
Daoism, sometimes spelled Taoism, comes from Ancient China. The concept of Wu Wei (going with the flow) teaches us that rather than fighting against the conditions in our lives, we can allow things to take their natural course.
I love the musical version of Desiderata. Desiderata is a 1971 album by Les Crane with music by Broadway composer Fred Werner and concept and various lyrics by David C. Wilson. It is a spoken word album with sung refrains and instrumental accompaniment. This section speaks to Wu Wei:
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And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul.
Through it all, we are so very grateful this happened when and where it did. Time and place were, and are, divinely guided.
Perhaps, maybe likely; likely, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should —— it always is. Amen.
