Jewells of Thought

After we got back from our hair appointment. I had already felt the pains of a migraine before we even left the salon. Taking Tylenol didn’t seem to help at all. When I got home I was still fighting it but I had to at least try to get my bike ride partially in. I only made it to 10 minutes making my total for the day 30 minutes instead of my normal 40 for the whole day.

The way my head was feeling I knew I could not make it any farther so I stopped short and was happy with that number; it was still more than half. I needed to cool down, change again and lay down. First though, I checked what was on my Frndly TV and it was acting up again, but Youtube was working and I was able to watch a little bit of the Five. Finally I landed on SparkTV a show had just started “Love Switch.” I wasn’t sure I wanted to watch this particular show, but I just kind of rested easily while watching it.

Surprisingly, the show was a very intriguing way to illustrate how couples should listen to each other more and engage and communicate with each other. When you bottle up your emotions and don’t share information with each other that’s when troubles occur and the “D” word is blurted out when it shouldn’t be.

My relationship is online so I can’t really speak for everyone and I know this all too well. Yet I saw similarities with our experience. When I didn’t communicate all of my feelings with Bryan we didn’t sync and then I would isolate myself from talking to him more and my anxiety levels were high. The past couple of years have been more in sync with each other, we communicate more, and know our routines and more of our strengths and weaknesses because of that openness. We are so much closer than ever. Our challenges have made us stronger; we feel this deeply. I have thought I was the only one feeling the lonely aches, but he more than once set me straight on how much he also felt that ache for me and he detailed it quite candidly that I was not alone in feeling it too.

In the movie this couple doesn’t share all of their thoughts or needs. One night they literally change bodies. Watching the husband go through his wife’s period was a bit funny I have to say. Especially since I have experienced the worst of this as a young teenager growing up. It’s not always easy, yet it was the wife in the husband’s body who told off his boss. Another good moment to watch.

Lately I have been greatly impressed by some of the shows on this station. The thoughtfulness of real family movies versus the primetime lineup on regular television. Yet my migraine didn’t fully disintegrate until this morning.