My sinuses have been clogged all week.
…Like clogged to the point where I swallow and my ears get plugged leaving the world noticeably muted and my only unplugging strategy being to plug my nose and blow into it really hard until they re-open.
…Sorcery, I tell you.
Maybe you’ve experienced it, too?
Couple that with the nose running like a faucet and you have yourself a pretty annoying set of symptoms.
I share this not to complain.
I share this because I just realized, at 6pm into the day, that both symptoms are gone.
Like, I haven’t blown my nose once today and I’ve swallowed all day without plugging my ears.
…And I didn’t notice even though I’ve been up since 7am.
A timely reminder, I’d say, that so much of what we have to be grateful for aren’t just the things we have… but the things we (finally) don’t.
Inner work prompt: Come up with a list of ten things you’re incredibly grateful you DON’T have today.