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"Thank You!" for the San Jose Sonic Runway!!!!! -from (me!) ~topps

because i am trying..  making an effort to separate protest specifics, from personal essays, thoughts, etc.

but there's a lotta cross over, overlap.

gotta mention STRESS and STRESS MANAGEMENT  & SONIC RUNWAY

    i raised my kids with the mantra  'listen to your body'    until their eyes would roll.   but, over time they understand and appreciate.   -it's writeousmom's turn to listen to my own body.  now, we each have a way stress will manifest itself in our physical and spiritual bodies.   -speaking exclusively physical write now..   stress often presents itself in my back, and through hair loss; long ago through migraines.

the current protest kind of suddenly pulled us write out of retirement and back into full time volunteer work.   we have an amazing, talented, dedicated group of neighbors, each doing a great deal, 

and we will continue our work..    and i thought i was managing it pretty okay...  but then, my back..   and fast forward a couple weeks, and i'm losing hair similar to when i was going through a divorce in 2006..      and i had to pause myself..    pay attention to what my body is telling (me!)

and then, the early signs/symptoms of a migraine..  and it has been....    /CH!

literally, i have a very pronounced memory from 1999,  i did an at home pregnancy test, which showed i was pregnant.  fast forward to what week, not sure exactly, but to the dr's for a well check kind of thing, and they do an ultrasound, and then tell me i'm NOT pregnant.   and went on to tell me, "you just want to be pregnant so badly that you are creating phantom symptoms"    -so i went home..   utterly confused, heavy sadness,  and then experienced one of the most excruciating migraines of all migraines.   -thinking i am not pregnant based on what they said, i took medicine for the migraine.   i believe it was the very next day, dr's office called to tell me, "according to the blood test, you are pregnant."       -everything worked out..    but any migraine reminds me...

in this most recent experience, i felt those piercing signs..  and did slow way down, lay down, get in a restful, prayerful position, and was repeating, internally only,  take care of the responsibility; cast the care..   over and over.   i did not take any medicine, and the migraine did not take hold.

hallelujah! praise God!

anyway..   for my back  -those 15 minute chair massages at the mall do wonders!     and for hair loss..  only the reduction of stress itself will prevent it from continuing.

SURPRISING FUN STRESS REDUCER!:   Sonic Runway in San Jose in front of City Hall.

Now, the first time i ever saw it, this art installation of big circles you walk through as you travel the sidewalk,   -first time i saw it, i said to everyone within earshot, "great representation of how many hoops you have to jump through to get anything done at city hall"     -and it got a good laugh, so of course i keep repeating it.   -but do you know, i thought maybe it really was a representation of the amount of hoops you have to jump through

anyway,   the first couple times downtown, we were inside the chambers for the meetings.   as divine choreography would have it,  -our most recent time, we were protesting outside instead of inside.  earlier that day, it was like, 99 out..  and i imagined we'd be walking in this terrible heat, with the sun beating down on us..   and i was going to protest rain, shine, or melt, but to get there and land..

in the shade!   hallelujah, praise God...

and then..  i didn't realize these hoops light up like they do  -awesome!

and then..    where is that music coming from?   and i headed closer to the curb because i thought the music was from across the street, but then..

music! -speakers at the base of every hoop.!   hallelujah, praise God again..

because honey, in the shade, with lights and good music..     i could protest for hours!

         do they really want it this good for us protestors?  this might result in a lot more...

but, easy, fun,  walking to the beat of the music, through the hoops, moving the protest sign up and down to the beat of whatever song was playing   -and one neighbor initiated a kind of parade.. 

and there is a few second pause between the songs.   instinctive from musical chairs as a child i think, when the music stopped; so did i.   "freeze"

and then the second the music started again; so did i.    i looked around at the others, "it's not like i'm controlled by music or anything"

but music does dictate.  i've already written about it..  it dictates how you'll move; pace, ...

and write now, i have the coolest ring/music tone on my phone.   dance music!   every time my phone rings,  -there is dancing.   call me..  and my husband busts a move..   very entertaining. 

check it out though   -sonic runway san jose.   every district in san jose should have one of these..

all for now,   in Jesus name,   amen. 

posted by SANDRA HARRISON KAY @ 8:44 AM