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My Dearest Sunshine,

It has been a fair amount of time since I have written to you. I have dearly missed you and I really miss spending time with you. How has the weather been? The food? I hope you haven’t fallen sick this season.

          What will today’s blog be about? DENTAL PAIN. Now I may sound crazy but do not let dental pain fester. Sometimes you will know that little pain in your jaw, that pull on your cheek, your shoulder aches just a bit. Dental pain sucks. Also, to note this is not about dental pain. Letting things fester does not aide in any good thing. All the nasty things find it and make it their home.

          Tend to your wounds. Don’t let them sit out and fester, on the other hand don’t over medicate as well. Balance is the key. Speaking of balance off late life has been throwing me multiple curveballs on a minefield. Finding the thin line of balance in the chaos of things has been a struggle. I may sound all philosophical but the truth is, I am struggling. I am trying to juggle healing myself, work, gym and resting. Nobody talks about how essential it is to rest and recover, no one also talks about how guilty rest feels.

          When do you feel like you have earned your rest? Like my dad says after working days and nights for 35 years? Is that when you earn rest? At retirement? Work is hard but so is growth. Moving yourself from a plateau up the mountain has to be the hardest thing you do to yourself. I have ended up on many plateaus in life I hit a peak and then I plateau. I have been trying to break this cycle in small steps. Like I said growth is a struggle. You have to break the ground to grow, that takes energy, money, time and a whole lot of effort.

          Love helps. Love heals all, helps all. But never over medicate on love. It is very difficult when the aphrodisiac slowly becomes the poison you will never know what hit you. I don’t scorn love but everything needs to be within limits and boundaries that you draw.  Here’s to a new month, new peaks, new plateaus, new highs and new lows. Two weeks left for another month to go by, and all I can hope for is more time. But not all is in our hands is it Sunshine? I’m sending you all the love and fairy dust for your new adventure. I hope and pray you have the best time.

-         XOXO

Jess

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  1. Roobene SivakumarSeptember 15, 2024 at 8:38 PM

    Jess, this is such a beautifully written piece! You have an incredible way of blending humor and depth, making even something like dental pain feel so relatable. Your thoughts on balance and the importance of rest really resonated—it's something we often overlook. I love how you always manage to find wisdom in the everyday struggles, and your perspective on love and growth is so refreshing. Here's to embracing the chaos, finding peace in the plateaus, and always striving for new peaks. Keep shining, milady! 🌟

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