Coincidences

For those who bother w/ my scratchings here... in the Bodywork thread, mentioned a meeting with someone at the park today (09 Dec), with the same knee bad... but 10 mos ago, they got it replaced.

Also in that entry, mentioned I don't believe encounters, esp with people, are random (have felt this since childhood).

Basically... someone up there placed another in my path, that I needed to see. Let me tell you, rather than ignore or disavow this as would've countless times in my less-than-ideal life... hung it out there, and began a conversation w/ a stranger who at first, didn't even acknowledge I existed -- a typical JA reaction, esp for Maui

But watching their gait... man I don't f***ing want that. But it's as if a gentle voice said, 'now you know a branch of the path, not that far away for you. Don't front like I never warned you... rest is up to you'.

I can intellectualise these encounters away easily enough with other things... but this was too effing specific. They would've reacted to a stranger asking out of the blue about their leg (which may've been self-conscious about)... exactly as I would've.

Pay attention -- if you're of sound mind, often these little signs can lead to growth in a positive direction. When they turn out eerie like this... it's because someone cares enough to get it through your thick-arse skull, because you need it

 

Well that was weird...

One of the dietary changes made specifically for this knee rehab... is cutting out all foods even close to being poor nooch; i.e. 'clean-ifying' intake. One is high amt of chicken breast vs. other types of protein (allowing greens / beans sources, of course)... and for in-between meals, rather than popcorn and once a month, high-quality dark chocolate (Hu Salted 70% Dark current fave, cheap and responsible) or nuts (cinnamon pistachios)... switched to apples, which I'd forgotten 1) how good a Fuji apple is, and 2) how filling whole fruit is (tonnes of fiber).

Have perhaps 2 / day... a new staple. And feel better to boot. Like you never remember how good something is -- can't even recall the tiniest mote of that, after a decade+ away -- until you try it again. Can't imagine not liking them now

But how very strange... me & this apple thing... when a random hair washed over to watch NF, waiting for a client.

'Adolescence', is a big deal -- The Guardian says it's the most perfect TV they've rated in decades. Meh -- saw them mentioned for Emmys, Golden Globes, etc... but nothing convincing enough to actually start watching (btw, took until S8 to watch my first EP of GoT, for your elucidation ). Until enough buzz from the right places cross my sightline, usually get into it way after buzz dissolves -- that's me, the perpetual tardy-to-the-party contrarian... but recovering

Watching the first EP... what's the first thing the first character on screen's doing?

Eating an apple.

Not just one... he's eating several of them a day, for health reasons (his, was to replace cigarettes and quit smoking).

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Weird

 

Oh, not dissing it for others -- if your knee replacement surger(-y / -ies) worked, good for you -- pls make the most of the new freedom

But man -- watching that stranger kick their leg around like a prosthetic... hope they just need PT to build muscles and nerve 'maps' to get closer to natural movement... because it was too close to marionette-like for my liking. But 10 mos is a long time to still need PT for the sake of building back to natural gait -- so for me if I can avoid it, nope-on-a-rope