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[sophiaserpentia]

In other news, I am being treated for carpal tunnel syndrome. I went to the doctor before it got really bad -- and so far it is not affecting my ability to function in major ways -- but it is an annoyance nonetheless.

I have decided to resume working on my book, too. Well, maybe decided is not the right word -- I am being called back to it. I set it aside when I realized I wasn't sure of what I was trying to say. Now I have a clearer idea of where I want to go with things. The only fear I have is whether or not anyone will be interested in reading Loony Ideas^TM from someone who doesn't have a PhD.

Actually I'm not terribly worried about that. I am primarily writing for me, to collect my thoughts in one place, and if any of it is worthwhile, I sense that readers will find it somehow.

Comments

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear you're getting the care you need. And writing can be therapy of its own sort. :)

What's your book about? (And, if interested, how could a person get an advance copy? :)

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, writing is not the best therapy for carpal tunnel. However, having seen what people have gone through when this gets really bad, I am determined not to let it get to that point.

The book is about my "take" on the message of Gnostic Christianity and how this gels with the New Testament and the Jewish "Wisdom" movement, with chapters planned on parallels to the Tao Te Ching, the Buddhist teachings, maybe a few other mystical traditions...

[kumbunny.livejournal.com]

You need a SECRETARY to type while you pace from wall to wall, creating!

You can throw tantrums when you do that. And can slide your hand across the desk, pushing everything onto the floor in one dramatic swing, when s/he does not keep up with you.

"How can I be expected to CREATE under these conditions?"

::slams door::
mwah
k.

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

::squinting eyes and pointing madly::

I like the way you think.

[kyrahjade.livejournal.com]

Yes, we will read what you have. ;)

I'm sorry about the carpel stuff. Blah. I have a somewhat mild case of it. There's good days and bad days, and times where I have to soak my hands in hot water to get them to function.

Hope it all goes well.

[robertstheology.livejournal.com]

Sorry about your carpal tunnel, hope you get relief.
Congratulations on your writing, I enjoy hearing what
you have to say.

Yesterday I did some interesting reading. I determined
that the two bibles I wanted were the Good News Bible and the New Jerusalem Bible. I was able to get a GNB, hardcover, illustrated, for CANADIAN $4.00, could not find a New Jerusalem. But I did find a paperback Psalms, from the Jerusalem Bible, a beautiful and poetic translation indeed, for only CAN $2.00.

Today I got two pristine paperbacks for CAN $4.00: THE NAKED APE, by Desmond Morris, and THE POWER OF MYTH, by Joseph Campbell. Books are cheap here.

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

Books are cheap here.

That would ALMOST be enough to entice me to move to a frozen wasteland. ::wide grin::

Do you have a copy of the HarperCollins Study Bible? Since I bought that a year ago, I've been raving about it to anyone who will listen. It has turned out to be an extremely good investment. The volume is basically a very heavily annotated NRSV.

[alobar.livejournal.com]

As you are aware, I feel the medical "profession" (I use that term very loosly here as I do not think these people are professional in the least bit) cause far more harm than good. If you are not taking a *large* daily vitamin supplement, I'd suggest start taking a good powerful multi-vitamin plus additional daily B-6 supplementation (100-200 mg a day total between the multivitamin & the B-6). No instant relief, but it may undue some damage over a few months. Don't take B-6 without the multi-vitamin.

Eating spinach daily can assist with pain managment better than many NSAIDs and do not damage the liver or kidneys the way NSAIDs do. Bromelin (pineapple) and ginger are both anti-inflamatory as well.

Cutting out most carbohydrates (particularly sugar and flour) & the wretched seed oils (olive & coconut are fine, trash the rest) from diet may help a lot as well.

Arnica (in homeopathic dose) works for some on inflammation. Try to get homeopathic dilution. Strongly concentrated arnica is not nearly as effective as homeopathic.

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

Thank you for these suggestions. Will look into arnica more deeply; it's the first I've heard of it.

I've done reasonably well keeping the sugar in my diet low; it's grains I have a harder time with. Whole grains may have a lesser affect on my blood sugar and insulin levels than refined flours, but they are still carbs.

[cruelly-kind.livejournal.com]

A PhD might help you get published, but I don't think readers care a lot. I know *I* don't care whether an author has a doctorate, butthen, I've worked with too many PhD types to be fooled any more.

[sophiaserpentia.livejournal.com]

Yes, getting published is my main concern actually. I am still considering going the route of iUniverse; at least that would get the book listed in amazon and bn.com, and that way I wouldn't have to deal with a committee of editors wanting to change the book in various ways. OTOH that way I wouldn't have the benefit of having a "publishing house" behind me.

Well, first I should write the darn thing, and then spend time worrying about these sorts of issues... although it is good for me to keep in mind as I write it where I expect it could wind up being published, or at least where I hope it will be published (Quest, or perhaps Weiser).

[azaz-al.livejournal.com]

Carpal tunnel seems to be the occupational disorder of people our age - sort of like the "button pushing finger" syndrome in the Jetsons, which was very funny then - not quite as funny now. I have a mild case of it, don't do much of anything for it other than try to rest my arms occasionally and take anti inflammatory drugs when it gets really bad. You might try massage or something, too. The concept of that surgery is frightening.