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Spirit Medicine: Road Trip!
By Lisa McDonough
The Breathing Room is proud to include "Spirit Medicine" - a regular column
featured in the CF Roundtable newsletter from USACFA (United States Adult
Cystic Fibrosis Association, Inc.)
To read more Spirit Medicine columns and other news of the world of adults who
have CF, subscribe to CF Roundtable. Send your request for a complimentary copy
of CF Roundtable, along with your name and postal address to:
CF Roundtable
PO Box 1618
Gresham OR 97030-0519
or email your request to:
CFRoundtable@cysticfibrosis.com
There's a scene in the movie Animal House, where one of the characters
decides the solution to their dilemmas is to get away for a while, and
announces, "Road Trip!" That's a call I've made myself some days.
Refreshing the spirit by leaving the familiar is a timeless human antidote,
whether it's Australian "walkabout", an ocean cruise, or just a trip to the
mall. A change of place is also a change of pace and perpective. Getting
out and about paradoxically is one of the easiest and sometimes hardestwon kinds of spirit medicine.
Martin, a neighbor-buddy who also works at home and I call it "house
arrest" - the pattern of staying home too long or too often, surrounded by endless tasks, and not socializing enought. The only cure is just to throw
oneself back into the traffic of the world, even for as brief a sojourn as the
grocery store. It can do wonders. Getting out and about can bring new
ideas and offer a chance to enjoy the fresh air.
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