Changes in Perception

Funny how your perception changes when you are not feeling well. A herniated disc in my cervical spine has hijacked my ability to think about anything else but my neck, shoulder and arm. They are the blockade of weeds blocking my vision. A cold can put you down for about a week so you wait it out sleeping a lot, canceling plans, and before you know it, you are back to your old self. But this physical breakdown blurs my future plans for a trip in May, hosting a holiday dinner, and going after a new client. The pain forces me to bring my full focus on now, on the present, on what is right in front of me.

When will the hazy landscape so far in the distance show its full colors and shape?

What is the gift of fully seeing what is in front of me?