Live and Learn

This motto has been on the wall above my desk for a few years now. I made it when I was teaching myself QuarkXpress in the course of designing and publishing Bitter Sea.
I have always tried to live by its message, but I never expected that it would become such an article of faith. The past few months have catapulted me into a new existence. From a ‘normal’ lifestyle of ekeing out a retirement pension against the sunshine and retsina backdrop of a Greek island, to a serious, but also a ‘live for today’ regime.
Up at the crack of dawn to startle the wits out of equally early-rising Katina, the tiny, black clad widow next door, with the eccentric actions of my Qi Gong session, which has become a major factor in my life. It clears my mind each day, promoting positive thoughts and well-being. Then a glass of freshly juiced vegetables and a controlled diet, i.e. no retsina - or any other alcohol, come to that, and no meat. All in the worthy cause of ousting these cancer cells that have found my pelvic area so attractive.
The weird thing is that I am feeling good. Very good. Energised. The naughty things going on down below hardly ever enter my mind - except, maybe, during those sudden needs to check out the bathroom yet again.
The unfailing love and support radiating from my wife, and from family and friends (including all those of you out there in blogland, of course) is the lynchpin to my comfortable state of mind. I’d be nowhere without this.
We live and learn . . .

tags: bitter sea  greek island  prostate  cancer  qigong