Shedding Light 2011 - The Tailbone Leads To It

My pelvis is crooked again. How it gets that way, I do not know.

Hips aching, joints throbbing. Walking askew. One leg longer than another.

I am skewed. I am screwed.

Pivotal. The place where everything comes together.

Walking central. How I got out of whack, I do not know.

But I am not walking tall. I am hunkered over.

It is not appealing. I hurt all over when my pelvis is crooked.

Source of pleasure and pain. It depends on the day.

The wane of the moon, the angle of the sun.

Help me. I think I'm falling. Failing.

I need to get things straightened out - now.

My bowl is empty, but oh, so full.

It is cold and dark inside my bowl.

Flood me with light. I need an adjustment.

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Diane Huizenga Nov 19, 2011, 9:05am UTC

I could use an adjustment too lol, great photo essay.

Sherrie H. Nov 19, 2011, 10:59am UTC

Time for a visit to the chiropractor? :-)

Diane Huizenga Nov 19, 2011, 12:13pm UTC

Perhaps

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Marilyn (PaintsOnSlate) S. Nov 19, 2011, 10:03am UTC

Me too - I weighing my options - chiropractor who hates knee surgery so I haven't seen him since the surgery or message therapy....will it work? With me it's my neck, which makes my shoulder hurt and it hurts to sit at the computer. Life's a bitch and then we die :-)

Sherrie H. Nov 19, 2011, 10:58am UTC

The idea for this came from my chiropractor... word association. He always tells me my pelvis is crooked. It does effect everything though. Amazing how that works.

Mariana T. Nov 19, 2011, 12:14pm UTC

My pelvis is tilted - though I haven't thought about that fact in a long time - I'm glad you're seeing a chiropractor - this post made my morning! Salud

Sherrie H. Nov 19, 2011, 12:20pm UTC

Tilted. Great word. My C has used that word, too. I had forgotten.

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Stirling D. Nov 19, 2011, 10:17am UTC

What an amazing piece this is, Sherrie. The photos are stunning. You must be a chef?? I love the food that gets more and more beautiful and delectable looking. The cool way you wrote about the feeling of a crooked pelvis mixed with the photos has such a spontaneous feel. It strikes me as a gestalt.

Sherrie H. Nov 19, 2011, 10:57am UTC

Thanks, Stirling. I'm a cook - I own a tea house and a bed and breakfast, so I gets a lot of practice. Gestalt is a good word.

Sherrie H. Nov 19, 2011, 12:21pm UTC

I GET a lot of practice. Sorry!

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Pam S. Nov 19, 2011, 10:29am UTC

Wonderful photo essay.

Sherrie H. Nov 19, 2011, 10:59am UTC

Thanks, Pam.

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Sandra H. Nov 19, 2011, 11:26am UTC

I'm sorry to hear you are feeling bad, Sherrie! I agree, aging does have a lot of aches and pains.....Your photos are stunning, especially those of the wonderful dishes you create in your kitchen!

Sherrie H. Nov 19, 2011, 12:15pm UTC

Thanks, Sandra.

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Granny Janny Nov 19, 2011, 11:38am UTC

I enjoyed the visuals while sympathizing with the pain. I am very sore from yesterday's yoga class...I'll have to walk or stretch out today.
Hope you feel better soon. May your bowls be blessed.

Sherrie H. Nov 19, 2011, 12:15pm UTC

Thank you, Jan. For a second, I thought you said, Let your bowels be blessed. :-) Oh, well, they sometimes need it, too.

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Mariana T. Nov 19, 2011, 12:12pm UTC

Oh Sherrie - I love this Sistah - you always have a beautiful take on assignments and you've inspired me too...naturally, I want to tell you to go to a chiropractor since my dad was one and I saw oilfield workers crawl in and walk out of his office and oh so many other healings - I also have a hanging bar in one doorway and often hang and twist around - this helps - and yes, you must get aligned - definitely...
but, your mind is in a good place and compensates...look at each of these images - they speak loud and clear and almost thank you for capturing their own essence...and now, I'm hungry! beautiful post - thank you Sistah - have a beautiful day. Salud

Sherrie H. Nov 19, 2011, 12:19pm UTC

Thanks, Mariana. I was hoping the bowls in my photos would speak a thousand words. I am a frequent visitor / firm believer in chiropractic. I am blessed with two - one with a truly miraculous healing touch, and the other, the perfect knack for getting my pelvis and neck aligned.

Rosa See Ya Nov 21, 2011, 5:04am UTC

I'm with Marianna, I wanna come to the Tea House!

Sherrie H. Dec 14, 2011, 7:54am UTC

Rosa, I truly hope you all get to visit one day!

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Priscilla P. Nov 19, 2011, 6:52pm UTC

Oh Sherrie, i so enjoyed your words and awesome pictures. I am looking around Peru for just the right pot that represents my pelvis.

Sherrie H. Nov 20, 2011, 12:44am UTC

What a wonderful place in which to be searching! I can't wait to see what you find.

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Rosa See Ya Nov 21, 2011, 5:08am UTC

Oh, this was such an awesome post! I should not have come hungry, LOL! But I have to tell you, I love that last bowl, too, even if it isn't food to eat, it's food for the soul, such a beautiful place! Hope you get that alignment, so you can feel better soon.

Sherrie H. Nov 21, 2011, 7:40am UTC

Thank you, Rosa. I really wasn't trying to make people hungry. But the food in those bowls are some of my faces. the last photo is Yellowstone National Park. I love it there.

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Stacey Mamasaid Nov 21, 2011, 8:17pm UTC

What a yummy post visually, mentally and spiritually. It really resonated with me right now and the comments cheered me up. I was in a car accident and hospitalized - now I learned my pelvis has problems so I'm crooked, too. I'm seeing a chiropractor for the first time, wow what amazing stuff!

Sherrie H. Nov 21, 2011, 9:06pm UTC

Thanks, Stacey. Sorry you're having to go through a not-so-fun, and probably very painful, time. I hope the chiropractic helps! It does me.

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Cristina S. Nov 26, 2011, 8:58pm UTC

Hi Sherrie, hope you have been straightened out by now! That sounds like so not fun...

Sherrie H. Dec 14, 2011, 7:53am UTC

Thank you, Cristina.

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Otelia S. Nov 28, 2011, 2:23pm UTC

OOOOOoo. Hope it's better. Thanks for sharing it with us. Be well.

Sherrie H. Dec 14, 2011, 7:53am UTC

Thank you, Otelia. Hope you are well, too!

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Mariana T. Dec 5, 2011, 1:05pm UTC

Sistah - just dropping in to say good morning - keep drinking that lemon water and if you can honey - and stretch - I know you move around quite a bit which is good but remember to stretch if and when you're able to ! Also, hope all is well today. Keep warm! Salud

Sherrie H. Dec 6, 2011, 11:45am UTC

Thanks for the reminder! Trying hard to stay warm! Have a great weekend.

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Bernadette H. Dec 14, 2011, 5:53am UTC

Hi Sherrie. It is amazing how much pain created when we are out of line.
The advice from the other is good. I see a massage therapist who was able to loosen my muscles before I saw the chiropractor. Once the muscles are relaxed the work of the chiropractor is more effective.

I love the photos - the last is very similar to the pink and white terraces of NZ that were distroyed in an eruption in the 1800s. Amazing formations

Sherrie H. Dec 14, 2011, 7:52am UTC

Great advice, Bernadette. I've done the massage therapist first / chiropractor right afterwards thing a couple of times and it did just what you said. I will have to consider that again. I used to get regular massages, but sadly, since getting fibromyalgia, massages are more painful than relaxing.

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Tim T. Dec 15, 2011, 8:12pm UTC

WONDEFUL!!!!! And the photos are awesome! BRAVO SHERRIE! BRAVO!

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