Half-Hearted: movement

did you know we're almost smack dab in the middle of the year already? day nineteen of the sixth month.

what have you accomplished so far? how are your resolutions going? mine are going great, thank you very much. i probably shouldn't speak in plural form though because i only made one resolution for this year: to better understand how God allows us to have life, and to have it in full (check out John 10:10)

the anthem of my life this year has revolved around movement and an almost nomadic lifestyle. by now i'm fond of it and i suspect it'll continue like this for a few more years before i finally settle, whatever that means.

i went out to watch Joy Ike perform at Milkboy last night, and she sang this song that expressed exactly where i am right now.

aside from moving around my belongings/environment, a shocking experience happened to me this past friday that made me so much more thankful for how our bodies can move. i woke up friday morning, 6:30am, and twisted my head in an awful position and the next second i found myself unable to move. the entire upper right side of my body was temporarily...frozen. moving my right arm made my neck and shoulder muscles scream in pain. and i couldn't budge my head. naturally, i freaked out and my tears were more from shock and shear fear, rather than the pain itself. after a few hours of just lying in bed, frustrated and hurting, i somehow rolled myself off my bed and inched myself to my feet. i walked like Frankenstein--stiffly, with my head tilted so as not to hurt my neck, and my arms trying not to move. HAHAHAHA! i thought it was comical. but in all seriousness, i had never been in so much pain. good thing my apartment mates are the best! waking up to a friend crying that she's paralyzed is not exactly an ideal morning so i'm glad they were able to help me out.

i went to a chiropractor who took some x-rays and gave me some cool electromagnetic therapy (i might be making the the electromagnetic part up, but it was cool). apparently my neck bone is not curved the way it should. it's nearly vertical, almost tilting in the opposite direction. on the drive over to the chiropractor, i joked with my friend, Anna--"Annnaaaaa...what if I have to wear a neck brace??" the doctor handed me my very own neck brace at the end of my checkup. check it out, dudes. it works great with every outfit i own.