Rain is challenging the creative community to contribute artworks depicting the working of the minds, dream world, and the irrational as we explore Fine Arts: Surrealism which is really poetic in away. Just think how surreal September has felt. Wasn’t it only yesterday we flipped our calendar over to a new month? Now, here we are saying goodbye to September. I have not found a way to hold on to time. Perhaps the only way to do so is with my art. Today’s illustration, I call “Hold on to time before it flies out the window”.
I dabbed with the original using Pixelmator photo-editor. I added a different level of surrealism to my drawing in the below two images. Check it out.
This was a fun prompt. I enjoyed creating this abstract arrangement more than I thought I would. I find nothing fosters good feelings better than be creative and I’m deeply thankful to have this outlet as a way to express myself.
This week I’m thankful to finally know what I’m dealing with regarding my back. The doctor tells me I have a herniated disc I think near the top where the spine curves. My hearing loss with the doctor talking through a mask makes it even harder to understand but I did understand him to say he thinks surgery is NOT needed. So, hooray for me!! He offered to get me started on steroid injections if I want but it won’t necessary speed up the healing process or I could do physical therapy or just to listen to my body and take OTC pain relief when needed. Naturally, I opted for the later option. Although it’s slow, I am improving. The biggest thing the numbing issue has all but gone away for which I’m extremely thankful for. I read it could take 6-months for the disc to shrink. It’s been four months since the onset of this occurrence, so it’s only a matter of time. Now, I feel comfortable adding my elliptical exercising back into my daily routine but I’ll go at easy and for no longer than 30-minutes a day until I’m ready to do more. I’ve had back pain since my first daughter was born and got worse with each child, so I feel the condition stems from the stress put on the spine due to pregnancy weight gain and over compensating my posture to carry the baby load. With this news, I’m very thankful the diagnosis isn’t horrible. People live with herniated discs all the time and so shall I. I’ll learn ways to keep the problem from rearing its ugly head. Do you suffer from such problems? What works for you? Any OTC meds do the trick better than others?
I’m going to use Kat’s prompt to write a blog post using the word ‘again’, except I penned a poem instead.
This picture was taken 2014 in early November somewhere in western North Carolina. The months not only come and go quickly but so do the years.
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Eugenia’s passion is poetry and her weekly gig is perfect for creative writers. Each Thursday she offers a word to spark the imagination and if you’re inspired to write a ditty then be sure to let her know by leaving a comment on her site with a direct link to your post. Click the button below now to go visit my girl! 😉
That’s all the time I have today but before I head over to Rain’s Garden to browse the gallery of artistry let me leave you with today’s inspired TBT song pick from 1970 “No Time” by The Guess Who. Don’t forget tomorrow’s October 1st BOTB, so come by to vote for your favorite artist in my James Bond Theme song series. Have a doodletastic day! X💋X💋, Cathy
