This week's #WordyandWheelyWednesdays entry is on a subject I've written about before - spoons. Not literal ones, but the metaphorical usage of them as an explanation of life with disability and chronic illness. You can read my previous post here (and more about the theory that inspired it here) but I'll give a brief summary in case you'd rather not - or, in fact, you don't have the spoons to do so.
Spoons are essentially used as a figurative example of energy management in life with disability or chronic illness. Each day, you have a certain number of spoons, and tasks require different amounts to complete. When you have used up all your spoons, that's you done. Some days you have more spoons than other days, and it often fluctuates.
I am incredibly lucky in that I'm currently relatively stable 'spoon-wise', but that has only recently been true, and the spoon theory has been both incredibly comforting, and helpful as a pointer to other people, in the years since I discovered it. Simply put, spoons will never again be mere cutlery for me, and I will forever associate any images of, or references to, them with their function as an energy marker. They are something I cherish and I shall always acknowledge their importance in my life.
Imagine my delight, then, when I went to the opening of our dear family friend Ali's art exhibition and found that she had painted a still life of some spoons... I just had to buy it - and now, not only do I have a permanent (albeit pictorial) store of spoons to look on when I need strength, but it came from a very meaningful person.
So thanks, Ali, for painting that collection of spoons. You probably had no idea of its significance when you did, but you certainly do now (after I gushed about it!), and I couldn't be more grateful. I'll hang it where I can see them when I need them most - and in the meantime loads of luck for the rest of your showing.
Love (and spoons) to you all until next week
Jx
So thanks, Ali, for painting that collection of spoons. You probably had no idea of its significance when you did, but you certainly do now (after I gushed about it!), and I couldn't be more grateful. I'll hang it where I can see them when I need them most - and in the meantime loads of luck for the rest of your showing.
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Love (and spoons) to you all until next week
Jx
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