Fresh hell

(This post was drafted on Jan. 30th or 31st, but I was too sick to post it until now.)

'Oh, what fresh hell is this?' (or some variation thereof) ~ Dorothy Parker

I have learned, from having this blasted inner ear infection, how to do several new things. Or, more precisely, do old things in a new way. For example, I've learned to brush my teeth with my right (non-dominant) hand, take a shower sitting down and sleep sitting up. That last one I haven't fully mastered, and probably never will. I also managed to eat soup with my right hand because of an IV attached to my left. I have spent more hours over the last week sitting doing nothing, but without being bored, than I thought humanly possible; this gives me fresh insight into meditation practices. So, as a positive takeaway from this illness I would recommend trying to do something mundane with your opposite hand or much slower than you usually do it; it will make you notice and appreciate the activity more (and you may find the result funny or messy).