九重葛的花語是「熱情」與「堅韌不拔」，但它卻選擇了象徵憂鬱、寒冷、令人聯想到天空或水的藍色。 跟我的人生一樣諷刺。 ✼••┈┈••✼••┈┈••✼ 月兒不哭茶 那是正值同時在辭職、賣掉房子、買能夠開診所的房子、搬家，生活大風吹、最混亂的一年半。媽媽卻因為眼睛看不見，我帶她到隔壁縣市的醫學中心看診，結果是雙眼都必須手術。 前後歷經四個月，雙眼經過手術都重建光明，也不再需要眼鏡了，但卻天天流淚流不停。我不想再看到她每天醒著時就是拿著一張衛生紙一直擦的樣子。我想說自己是中醫，連為母親做一款照顧眼睛的藥茶都做不到嗎？ 加上陸續來看診的人（中年～老年）跟我抱怨眼睛不舒服、乾澀、飛蚊症，所以我想說，做一款藥茶是這些人可以喝了比較舒服的。可以天天喝，比一個禮拜來看一次診、吃科學中藥粉還能達到日常照顧的作用。 Luna’s Rest It happened during a rather chaotic eighteen-month stretch where my life was thoroughly upended. I was simultaneously resigning from my job, selling my house, buying another property to set up my practice, and moving. Amidst this domestic hurricane, my mother’s eyesight began to fail. I duly escorted her to the grand medical centre in the neighboring county, only to be told that both of her eyes required surgery. Four months later, the operations proved to be a roaring success. Her vision was fully restored, and she could finally bin her spectacles. The catch? Her eyes wouldn’t stop watering. Every single day. I grew utter...