My readers may have noticed that it has been quite a time
since I posted my last blog here. This
was unfortunately forced upon me by an unexpected stay in hospital as a result
of a sub-dural haematoma of the brain. Thankfully
I am now much restored, and, to general relief, including my own, my brain
is unaffected. I have been
told that all that hard mental work I have been doing trying to learn Mandarin
and updating my books for re-publication by my new publishers has helped to
keep it active, and has actually benefited my recovery. So roll on my next Mandarin class!
I have been advised, though, to cut back on my travels for
the next few months, something I was at first reluctant to agree to, but have
now come to see as sensible. So this has
brought to a halt my next planned expeditions to Beijing
and Nanning
In whatever happens to me I always try to see the lessons
life is teaching me. Quite apart from
having to deal with the after-effects of my illness on my body, the most
difficult thing for me so far has been to acknowledge the fallibility of this
body, and accept that I will need to take it increasingly into account as the
years pass and weigh more heavily upon it.
It has made me aware, too, of how lucky I have so far been with my
health, and how fortunate to have managed to do what I have wanted to in
relation to my acupuncture work. Most importantly it has given me the opportunity to spread my love of five
element acupuncture as widely as I can.
More of this in my next blog.
