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| Pinata Rose |
The august month of August! August has often been a month when I've experienced some major life changes over the years. For example, it was August when I left my country of birth in 1973; it was August, the following year, when I arrived in the USA; my last visit to Sri Lanka was in August 1990; I've never been back since then and I doubt very much if I ever will; it was August of 2014 when my daughter left home to go to grad school (I bought my current car that August and I just renewed the registration!) and it was August of last year when daughter returned home to live with me. There were other changes, too, that took place in August; the exact year might have been different, but, the month was August. Of course, not every change took place in August; there have been other impactful changes that took place in other months, throughout the year. But, over the years, August has been a month when many of these changes took place.
My religion teaches that change is the only constant, as contradictory as that might seem. My mother used to tell me that change was good. I am not someone who goes looking for changes; in fact, I don't like changes all that much, but, when changes do take place, I try to accept them and embrace them.
With that in mind. I am anticipating some changes taking place this August, too, and at least some of them will take place because I want them to happen.
Some of those changes will be health related. I have an appointment with my oncologist scheduled for next week, after which I will be taken off one of the medications I've been taking for the past ten years, since August 2016. Another, somewhat health related change will be more dental procedures that are scheduled to take place this August.
Another change I would like to see is an improvement in how my house looks. A few things need to be updated and I really need to do another round of decluttering. To that end, I've set myself a goal of a minimum of 31 items decluttered by the end of August.
How about you? Do you like changes? Are there any changes you'd like to make this month?
