"You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore."
Psalm 16:11
"God comes to our lonely, anxious hearts and whispers our name. God says "I see both the fear you have of closeness and the deep longing you have to belong. I have come to comfort you and to respond to your need. I have been seeking a relationship with you. You belong. You belong to me. You are my child."

Sunday

FISH THERAPY

I cannot believe it has been a week already since I went to Urgent Medical and was diagnosed with fluid in my ear, and high blood pressure.

Even though the meds that I am taking now for these ailments give me side affects, i.e. drowsiness, dry mouth and hoarseness first thing in the morning, I cannot tell you how much better I feel!

Have not felt this good in a very long time. I still am plagued with the dizziness, as I do suffer from vertigo.

For many months, close to a year now, I have been staring at an empty 30 gallon fresh water fish tank. Emotionally and physically I just had no desire to replenish it. Could not make myself go and get fish. The only thing that was alive in the tank was one catfish and floating algae that collected. I so enjoyed my fish tank when it is cutting loosing with fish enjoying themselves.

So, feeling pretty good physically and super charged Spiritually today, after church (which was SUPER AWESOME BY THE WAY) I went to Pet Supermarket and invested in some Albino Cory's, Serpaes, Neons, Black Neons, and White Skirt Tetras.

I missed de-stressing and unwinding while sitting in front of my tank. So, now at least I have something "live" to look at once again.



JBR enjoying her new fish.



10 Real Comments:

Gail said...

HI JBR - this is such wonderful news - you are living large!! Your fish are amazing - And you have really beautiful hair!! :-)
Love to you'
Gail
peace......

Wanda's Wings said...

Very cool. I think that would be a great stress reliever.

Debby@Just Breathe said...

That is awesome. Enjoy!

mary333 said...

I love this post, JBR. Sometimes it's the little things in life that bring us the greatest joy. Plus, it was awesome to see you sharing real pictures with us! From the bit I can see, you are beautiful :) I'm glad the meds are helping and that you felt refreshed after church! God bless you, my friend :)

RCUBEs said...

That is awesome to see you in the pics! You're becoming more courageous, that's the first thing I thought when it comes to the Lord's healing for you and my prayer for you.

Because of our allergy, my son's pets long time ago were a couple of small fishes in a small tank. Easier to manage but they did bring "joy" to us.

I pray the sight will bring you a little relaxation to lower that "bp" and keep you mind off of daily stresses you encounter. God bless.

Sonja said...

I'm chuckling as I looked at my friend JBR watching her fish! Here's why... when I met my hubby 100 years ago, he had 13 yep THIRTEEN aquariums in the apartment he shared with some friends. He had all the ones you mentioned and salt water tanks etc. He just got carried away... one night he stayed up most of the night to help a very expensive sick fish get well. The next day he decided enough is enough, and he sold every tank and every fish, and that was that!! :)

Enjoy yours, he sure did!!

xo

I loved seeing your picture here.

Borderline Lil said...

Aquariums are such a great stress reliever. I find the movement of the fish so relaxing! Thanks for sharing these pictures.

Me said...

That's great!

NOS said...

I'm SO GLAD you are feeling better! This is a really positive post and it makes me happy to read it. Enjoy your new pets!

Also, thank you for your messages on my blog. It means the world that you were thinking of me.

Wishing you well,
NOS

Jennifer Richardson said...

grinning, glad and grateful
for the sweet new additions to
your life.....may their swimmy colorful
bits of aliveness
speak hope and love
into your deepest heart
until you're bursting with
healing joy:)
love,
Jen