Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder?

Does absence really make the heart grow fonder? I'm hoping it does, for my sake anyway. I've been laid up with double pneumonia and was so foggy I couldn't even keep my own password straight. Two weeks in the hospital came close to happening.

There's happy news too. The family grew by two at once, a boy and a girl. I managed a quick peek, but I'm keeping my distance. No point passing along anything when my resistance is this low, and a good thing shouldn't come with a bug attached.

What strikes me is the timing. Right before all this, I had been writing about why people need to step back once in a while. I was piling on too much and never saw it coming until the body made the decision for me. Stress that runs too high finds a way out, sometimes as a mental collapse, sometimes as an illness that puts you flat. Your mind can miss the signs. Your body keeps the tally.

Each new change counts, the welcome ones included, and every extra commitment stacks on top of the last until something gives way. If saying "no" feels impossible for you, trust me, a stretch like mine will handle it on your behalf. So tell yourself now and then: take good care of yourself. You belong to me.

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