Wednesday, January 25, 2006

Indesicive Meagan

So I think that I had posted that I was getting my wisdom teeth out here, as numerous people have recommended that I do that. The dentist decided to do one half of my mouth first and then wait and do the other side of the mouth, so that in the meantime I could still eat on one side of my mouth. The top tooth came out relatively easy, and then bottom tooth he pryed on for a good 25 minutes, rending me with total lock-jaw before it came out. Other than it making me nervous, it wasn't too painful, except that my jaw kept hurting for days following the procedure. I mentioned to a couple people what I had done, and whereas before I kept hearing, "you need to get those teeth out, " this time everyone kept saying, "why would you do that?" And then I started thinking about it, just cause numerous dentists have told me that I need to do this, does that mean I really do? In the US they told me the same thing, I think everyone bottom line maybe is just out to make a buck. Anyway, and I started thinking about it, poor little wisdom tooth wasn't bothering anyone, wasn't getting infected, wasn't messing up my bite, was chillen out, partly exposed, partly imbedded in the gum, and I go in there and rip it from its home, leaving my mouth with this huge gash. Why do we do such things?
Again, my mind is racing a million miles an hour, "Maybe I should, maybe I shouldn't take the other side out." I've been gifted with an abundance of Libra in my astrological chart, nearly half of my planets fall in Libra, the scales, constantly looking at both sides, balancing things, thinking through all possible outcomes before making a decision, wanting to be friends with everyone, walk on both sides of the line. A friend says about my constant indecisiveness, "I don't know how you live like that!"
So, I decide to not get the other side of my wisdom teeth out... Let them stay... if there is no problem, than why fix it?
Let these wisdom teeth be a reminder of my neurotic ways, my indecision, and I've decided to just start making decisions from that gut level, place of instinct, and if it is a wrong decision, let it be a learning lesson. My intention is to get more in the body, less in the mind at the meditation retreat. It's a constant battle, but I'll have 26 days to do it!!

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