Week 9: Life is good.
October 22, 2008 by shelley
Having some really great days lately. I just love spending time with my girls and my husband. I really am enjoying some special moments with them - moments I may have been too busy to appreciate had I not ruptured my achilles tendon.
These are my moments with my girls at this age: 2&1/2 and 9 months now. There is no rewinding this time and experiencing it with 2 good feet. I am not trying to just get this over with so life can be back to normal. When is life “normal” anyway? This IS my life right now. This is how I get to experience this time in my life. It sure is a bit of a twist to how I was used to getting things done. But maybe “getting things done” is not the main purpose of life.
This past weekend, we celebrated my husband & sister-in-law (his sister) both getting inducted in the sports Hall of Fame here. So we had family and friends here together from all over Canada. I had SO MUCH FUN and was smiling pretty much the whole weekend. It made me realize that these little speedbumps along the way really don’t matter in the grand scheme of things. Something so minor (although ATR is pretty major) can’t prevent us from enjoying life and being grateful for the good things.
Life is good.
Well stated! It’s so important to focus on the positive!!
So true! Sometimes things happen just to force us to slow down. It is really nice to hear that you are enjoying your children. I have 3 daughters, age 8, 6, and 2. They are growing and changing so fast. Embrace every moment and good luck with your recovery. I too am in my 9th week of recovery. I am finally starting to walk comfortably without much of a limp. This site has been very helpful to me. Take care!
Shelley-
Congratulations on getting back (or closing in) to normalcy. Its amazing how things have changed so much from 10 weeks ago. Your positive attitude definitely is helping your recovery.
Steve