It turns out that the new reading glasses I got in November may be the underlying cause of my current eye strain problem on the computer. The prescription is apparently perfect for reading but too strong for computer use; consequently I have been straining my eyes whenever I use the computer, which after all is constantly. So I now have a pair of “computer” glasses that are designed to bring things into focus at around 16 to 24 inches from my eyes. Very nice. Hopefully the eye strain problems will start to diminish.
I went from vocal cord strain to eye strain in a swift but not entirely whimsical 24 years. I need a decaf.
Lately, when people ask me how I am doing, I simply say, “I’m surviving”. Survival is a start, but in itself is not exactly the destination I had in mind. To survive so that you can die of old age is hardly what I considered a way to live. Living has to be much more than that. Right now I am just surviving. I eat, I sleep, I walk through my day, I talk, I think, I strain my eyes, but not much else. I have lost sight of something essential; I have lost sight of where I was going. I have forgotten how important a compass and a map are. I have forgotten where I was headed. Where was I going? What was the dream?
And so a new day begins, sleepwalking in a dreamless state.
I'm happy to hear this. You need to get your thoughts and dreams back on track and follow them thru. Getting new glasses has obviously helped you get focused in more ways than one. Best of luck.
Posted by: shad on March 7, 2003 11:29 AMYou are doing good. Exactly what nature wants us to do. Survive. You can always improve your life though.
Posted by: Yvette on March 7, 2003 9:40 AM