I suppose it’s not really the Law of Attraction, but a law of consequences. Still–a particular consequence doesn’t actually have to take place, does it? So that does make it the Law of Attraction at work, doesn’t it?

So a long time ago, I had a filling fall out of a tooth. I didn’t take care of it like I should’ve. A dentist visit for me is a traumatic experience–sweats, nausea, dizzyness. Yeah, I know it’s all in my head. But I haven’t been able to shake it as yet.

Friday afternoon I notice this tooth feeling a little funny. “I need to get that taken care of,” I think to myself. “Soon.”

Soon came Sunday morning about 5am. Through Friday night and all day Saturday, it had been getting worse. Swelling, with some pain. Whoops. Abscess. I did what I could from home, with some herbs and such, but it wasn’t even holding it at bay. So when I woke Sunday morning about 4:30 and my face was so swollen one of my eyes was shut, I knew there was no waiting until Monday.

Turns out I was right. The doc said that had I not come in when I did, the infection likely would have entered my main sinus cavity and that would have been bad news. So I got a very painful antibiotic shot in the butt (still hurts on Monday afternoon, 36 hours later), along with a prescription for horse-pill-sized Augmentin. Isn’t there anything a little less expensive? Whew!

So the swelling is going down, but the infection opened up a hole in my gums where half of the stuff is now draining. Geez. Saltwater mouthwashes every 20 minutes or so–more if I could stand it. And the nausea of the potent antibiotic isn’t helping much.

Still, the sun is shining, it’s 60+ degrees, and I’m still breathing. That’s something, isn’t it?

If you’d like an awe-inspiring diversion for a few minutes, try taking a trip to the Hubble Telescope web site and look at their image collection. Some of the photographs will make your jaw drop. Contemplating the universe itself will have your head spinning just like a planet…