Making the Most

 The last year and a half have been very humbling for me.  After having been sick for so long and still working on healing, my body doesn't always do what I want it to.  Things that used to be easy for me have become difficult.  I used to be able to bike 25 miles like it was nothing on the trails.  I even biked 78 miles in a mtb race a few years ago.  I have cried more times than I can count out of frustration.  This has definitely been a season of grieving for me.  We are still unsure of what I will be able to gain back and what I won't.  

I find myself in a place that is unfamiliar.  I have always been able to pick a goal and reach it, but right now that is proving to be a bit more difficult.  For anyone who knows me, this will not stop me.  I am digging in and figuring it out day by day.  So what if I can't run right now.  I can walk, and I can hike.  So what if I can't bike 25 miles.  I can bike over 6 miles on the trails.  I hm having to change my frame of reference to building on what I can do instead of focusing on what I can't.  I know there are a lot of other people out there that struggle with this as well.  It can be so easy to focus on what we have lost rather than on what we are gaining.  

This journey may be slower than I would like.  The outcomes may be unknown at this time, but I refuse to give up.  I refuse to focus on the negative.  Our lives are what we choose them to be.  We can't always control what happens.  In fact many times, we don't have any control.  We can only choose our reactions.  I am choosing to make the most.  I am learning as much as I can to help other people who may find themselves in a similar situation.  I now have a greater appreciation for my health and will never take it for granted again.

I could focus on what was lost over the last couple of years.  My life definitely looks different than it did.  Instead I choose to focus on my family.  I choose to focus on holding onto my joy.  I choose to live an adventure and enjoy the life I do get to have.  I choose to help those around me.  I choose to live and lead with love and grace.  What will you choose?

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