Perceptions

The glistening sun shining bright on the browned landscape conveyed the impression that warmth had finally come to the air around us. A stark cold snapped us firmly as we ventured from the warmth of the farmhouse into the bright but deceptive sunshine. Today the bright light of the sun is hidden behind the invading clouds that hover above, giving the impression of cold and foreboding weather outside. An embrace of warmer air when stepping from the door corrects the temperature misperception. It seems that in this time of season change the temperature may not always be as it appears from behind the insulated panes of the window looking out. Symptoms of Parkinson’s seem to act at times like that of the deceptive weather being viewed from a place of insulated experience. All things seem normal and calm, but when challenged with movement, resistance may show its ugly head. From my vantage point, the destination seems clear and straight ahead. The reality of movement disorders and the ever challenging dopamine depletion gives enlightenment in a different experience and the destination is not so easily achieved. Just as stoking the wood into the old stove helps keep the indoors warm, timely and routine ingestion of dopamine replacement helps to modulate agility and involuntary movement. Frustration invades the undertaking of tasks that are movement challenged and impeded. For times when freedom of movement seems restored in part if not in whole, brings forth a sense of gratitude. What had for so many years been taken for granted is now an opportunity to experience thankfulness for realizing it was and is a gift from the Creator!