EARTHQUAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It doesn't happen everyday that you suddenly see your computer screen, keyboard, and other objects on your desk start to shake back and forth!!  Especially here in suburban Philly.  We had ourselves an earthquake!

Actually it was Virginia that had itself a small earthquake, relatively near Washington D.C., but apparently it was felt as far west as Michigan, and in Boston, CT, and North Carolina.  And here in Swarthmore, PA, where I work.  Very strange.  Suddenly the most common phrase to be heard in the halls of my agency are, "Did you feel that?"  The forces of nature are remarkable and powerful.  There is little info on the internet yet as to whether buildings or utilities were affected, much less whether there were any injuries or worse.  Hopefully not and that this will be a reminder to us all that we really have very little control over much of anything, other than ourselves.  Anyway - can't wait to see the news later this afternoon to get the whole story.  Any bloggers feel the shaking and trembling besides moi?

I've had a GOOD last 2 days - 4 mile walks and sane eating.  So far so good today, as well, but I know to take it an hour at a time.  Or a minute, when a food thought or compulsion to eat or binge arises.  I'm grateful for every bit of sanity and peace with food that comes, and pray that more is possible if I pause between the impulse to stuff something in my mouth, and the actually stuffing.  It worked yesterday...to just stop for a few moments and reflect on the notion that once I put a bite of something off plan into my mouth and swallow it, dollars to donuts more will follow - and the more may include the donuts!  Or other garbage.

I've heard it so many times, but the other day I read something written by a blogger (for the life of me I can't recall who) about how she treated herself like a garbage receptacle, and it really jolted me.  More like a dumpster in my case.  Seriously - how can I treat the only body I'll ever have with such wanton disregard and hatefulness?  It, and I, deserve better.

I've been writing a post in my mind for a few days that maybe I'll actually get into the virtual world tomorrow.  It's about a BIG change I'm itching to make and coming very close to doing...and that I've mentioned in this blog at least a couple of times over the last 3 years.  I'm feeling excited and anticipatory, and am reading up on this particular upgrading of my image (so to speak).  So stay tuned, and in the next day or so I'm going to talk about it.

In light of the shaky events in the last hour, I'm compelled to say that it's okay to have your head in the clouds, as long as your feet are on solid ground!  (excerpted from The Big Book of AA - where else?)