Ten, Twenty, Thirty - Words, For When Sentences Evade You

[CraftyCath]

Ten: Bloods, wait, results, pain, weak, listless, hubby, worried, tired, anxious.

Twenty: Resting, house, mess, jobs, too much, help, overwhelmed, sad, need time, slow recovery, lonely, pain, too much, breathless, palpitations, headache.

Thirty: Enough! Stop! Hide, anxious, waiting, thoughts, mixed up, frightened, NHS useless, go away, stay, confused, comfort, pain, hurts bad, sun, shining, washing out, birds fed, so alone, wait, wait, wait.

 

[The Albatross]

Ten: knee, ice, rest, blue, cold, tired, sleepy, nap, teeth, sore throat

Twenty: funny feeling, stomach, quiet, don't want to go to work, need to sleep, tough shit, go earn your keep, ache.

Thirty: breakfast, nice, lots of interruptions, calls, he had to go early, sad some, but too bad, it is what iti s, Boomer, old, vet hasn't called, hot, humid, sweaty, gross, may rain?

 

[Ice_Fire]

Ten: headache, confused, sleepy, drained, thumping, achy, miss my tutor, tired

Twenty: can't keep eyes open, nightmares, frightened, need sleep, can't relax, anxious, finger hurts, cut it, stupid ice cream box, plaster

Thirty: Love, friends, family, T, what's the difference? Confused, need a hug, from tutor, embarrassed, need some sleep, want my head to switch off, cold, sore neck, never see parents again

 

[goingonhope]

Ten: Puppy, hungry, wants to play, needs walk, sad, wants son

Twenty: Ears ringing, nervous, scared, overwhelmed, dick heads, Doc's., hurt, betrayed, let down, armored, angry, sad, unreasonable pricks, fearful, justified, understandable

Thirty: Want to cry, cannot, trapped, need understanding, busy, lots of work, little play, heat, disaster, stuck in house, air-conditioning, pleasant, can't think, wants to feel, too much, not enough

 

[The Albatross]

Ten: inflammation, aching, vet, expences, car, tired, disinclined, expecting a problem, incomplete

Twenty: Allergies, breathing, difficult, chills & feverish, wearing, grits?, off tomorrow, rest, quiet, glad, push today, get 'er done, doable, run the race

Thirty: Friends mom, hospital, call?, politics, angry, frustrated, impotent, cook, clean, kitchen, stay busy, detox bath, pool, rehab knee, waking up in pain, intermittant sleep, pressure, imagined?, bad dreams, ex-husband, ex-FIL, uncomfortable, wake up grim

 

[goingonhope]

Ten: accomplished, successful, excited, relieved, more to do, when, somehow

Twenty: overworked, body in pain, fingers killing me, why, doctor, feel the pain, yesterday, forgetful, spaced-out, better today, thank goodness

Thirty: beach, kids, happy, play, fun, sun, me too, why not, afraid of heat, pooped, round 2, store, watermelon, supper, yummy, money, where, faith, debt, anxiety, work, relief, tired, Mom needs me

 

[The Albatross]

Ten: sick stomach, fever, mold allergy, tired, headache, church, commitment, reluctant, do it anyway, with a smile

Twenty: rest, afterward, cook, clean, ice knee, detox bath, allergy pill, house quiet, calm, can't describe emotion today, words blank, just electrically charged, what to wear?, just do it, you said you would

Thirty: Sunshine, get out, leave, things get better then, when distracted, engaged, doing something, shut out the physical discomfort, for a while, hurting, tired, trepidation, unfounded, just my starting place, rise up, get off your mat and walk.

 

[The Albatross]

Ten: quiet, calm, blank, physically unwell, feverish, long sleep, sore throat, disappointed, tough

Twenty: rest, read, nap, stuffed peppers, no phone, no noise, no people, not today, recooperate, hope it gets better, coughing, breathing, rough, frustrated, knee still, cigs still, shit, failure

Thirty: anger, irritation, rage, yesterday, just thinking about it, quitting, but I need to, past time, how?, what needs to happen?, feeling fat, won't look at myself, avoidant, resigned, not peaceful, frig, need some peace today, open schedule, no plan today, just need quiet

 

[goingonhope]

Ten: thinking, preoccupied, head injuries, neglect, always neglect, sadness, loss, agony

Twenty: tonight, tired now, did it and read anyhow, brings about sadness, remembering the neglect, only left to accept it, hurts

Thirty: I don't understand Why, how could we then all have, paid so little attention, cared so little, known so little, dismissed so much, not known what to do, my shame

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Ten: permissions to stop thinking, grateful to be alive, survived anyhow

Twenty: thankful to not be worse off, all experience great agony, not alone anymore, acceptance is key, sleep is likely, eventually

Thirty: Mysteries exist, leave these alone, answers are not always ideal goal, take care in the present, accept present, embrace present, worse things happen, fairly well done in spite of everything

 

[Ice_Fire]

Ten: nervous, excited, pleased, energetic, anxious, exhausted, can't switch brain off.

Twenty: dreading T tomorrow, childish, stressed, want to keep MY counselor, trying not to cry, can't concentrate, want to run away.

Thirty: wish tutor would email, know she's away, feel stupid, pathetic, guilty, tired, determined to fight, wish didn't have to, unfair, why can't I get angry, why can't I feel anything?

 

[goingonhope]

Ten: frustrated, unable to communicate, afraid, confused, weary, imperfect, aching, truth.

Twenty: ashamed, belittled, embarrassed, hurting, sorry, alone, forgetful, busy, corrupted, angry, hurt, confusion, hate, bullying, hide, fight, freeze, suffer, forget, ashamed.

Thirty: perservere, succeed, fail, fret, suffer, discount, hurt, cry, stand tall, relinquish, move forward, fall short, pretend, accomplish, experience pleasure, surprise, suffer, feel helpless, try harder, break back, age, regrets, dissatisfaction.

 

[The Albatross]

I actually made this exercise one of my 101 goals in 1001 days too. I think (trying to remember) I said I want to do it for 30 days. I'm glad this thread came back up. This exercise shows me where my brain skips and falters.