building pyramids and guided imagery
July 18, 2008
Met MaryAnn Gillis this week. She’s a survivor of breast cancer and massage therapist. Also knows a few colorful words and not afraid to use them in her conversations. One other thing she knows about is guided imagery.
She told me how she imagined a giant tarantula sucking out her cancer. She’d considered a butterfly, but realized she’d needed a creature that could handle something nasty.
So later that day when I thought about what I’d envision to help me get rid of cancer, I didn’t adopt Maryann’s arachna-therapy. I thought of little worker bees or wait, better yet….those hunky guys who built the pyramids. Yea. That’s what I want. Some dark skinned well built, guys to chip away or whatever they need to do to carry off my cancer cells.
I got a little carried away in my visualization with the hunky guys with their chiseled cheeks, sculpted abs, carved calves in their slinky loin cloths looking slyly at me in that “devil may care way”. Yea they built the pyramids and were probably quite productive, but in my mind’s eye they were just so …..so…. distracting. I realized that I needed some “get ‘er done” guys. They’re pot-bellied and wear hard hats and fluorescent vests for safety. This way I can focus more on getting the job done, the cancer removed, and not so carried away with my Cleopatra fantasy.
So I’m off on my guided, not mis-guided adventure, de-construction crew on hand chipping away at the cancer.