I can't believe it's already March. And I can't believe I haven't posted in over two weeks. I wanted to do a post a day for the month of February but then I got sick. Flat on my back sick with the crud that everyone is passing around. It totally wiped me out and it's still lingering.
Two weeks has brought me closer to my surgery. I had my preop appointment with my doctor last week and today I go in for preop lab work.
After my preop appointment my surgery became much more real and I realized I needed to do something to prepare for the loss of my womb and honor all that I am currently experiencing. I came across the story of 1000 origami cranes in the months before our wedding when I was doing a lot of wedding project blog reading and after more reading I've decided it's just what I was looking for.
Legend of the 1000 origami cranes tells that anyone who folds 1000 origami cranes can be granted one wish. I found online that the cranes have come to represent many things for many people and they've been folded for many different wishes including peace from war, happy fulfilled marriages and recovery from illness.
For me the most inspirational reading I found was by Stacie Tamaki on why she folds origami cranes:
"I think the wish for peace encompasses all of the other things people wish for, peace for our bodies, minds and souls. As is so often the case in times of war, it is the story of a single child that crosses national boundaries and touches the world. My inspiration comes from the hope that someday we will all find peace within ourselves, and by doing so, will create peace in the world."
I would like to find peace with my body and all that I am experiencing. I don't want to be angry anymore. The process of folding has been therapeutic and meditative. It is helping. My husband and friends will be folding cranes too. We have lots of leftover programs from our wedding that my husband will be folding cranes from and friends will be using paper that is meaningful to them.
Good luck with your surgery. I love the crane folding idea.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! It went really well. I'm now almost 2 weeks postop and up and about. Finished folding the 1000 cranes and now I'm stringing them together. It's been a very fun project.
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