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Life is never predictable, that much we all
know. and this is definitely one of the many
important lessons we all need to learn.
Sometimes, what life serves us may not be
the experience we want, but the experience
we need, in order to progress.
In July 2020, while rediscovering the small
pleasures of life after the pandemic, a chronic
pain that has been bothering my knee for the
last two years, surfaced again.
This time it was worse than ever and it hit
me while climbing a mountain and descending
through an abyss.
I finally took the matter seriously and after
a week of investigations, I’ve learned my
summer was about to end suddenly and along
with it all the plans I had for the remainder
of the year.
The scenario I was facing was ranging from
a mild impact to grim scenarios.
This news brought with it the fact that I
will have to confront some of my biggest fears:
getting epidural anesthesia, being unable
to walk for a number of days, confined in
my apartment with my own thoughts while summer
is passing by.
Then, having to give up all my usual activities
and doing sports again, hopefully, in about
4-5 months.
On top of this, add a big hole in the budget.
It was hard to cope with the news, but as
I’ve learned this year, no matter how bad
the situation is, you have to adapt.
The faster you adapt, the faster you succeed.
So I’ve accepted my new reality for what
it was and decided to go through it with my
head held high.
While preparing for the worst as I was going
into surgery, some unexpected things have
happened in the following days.
Here are 9 important lessons I’ve learned
in my first week in crutches.
Important lessons that have changed my life
in a way I could never have predicted:
9 Important Lessons to Learn When You Are
Down
1.
Take Action.
I was happy I stopped cutting corners and
addressed the matter upfront.
I believe alternative treatments can work
only up to a point.
I had to make a choice between taking a slow
recovery road which might’ve worked or not,
prolonging a lower standard of physical activity,
or confronting my fears and ending this fast,
so I can recover fast.
2.
You Can Adapt to What Life Sends Your Way.
Learning to adapt is a fundamental skill to
succeed in life.
Life may put you down, but staying down is
a choice.
Sometimes, what life serves us may not be
the experience we want, but the experience
we need, in order to progress.
Life is never predictable, that much we all
know, and this is definitely one of the many
important lessons we all need to learn.
3.
People Will Support You.
Perhaps not the friends you were expecting
to or the ones you were hoping to, but this
lets you see who will step up, rise to the
occasion, and have their deeds align with
their words.
You just have to ask for help and accept it
when being offered.
In my life experience, those that say often
you can count on them any time are suddenly
busy and those that actually help you, say
it just once, then they actually do it.
4.
Stop Taking Things for Granted.
I’ve learned first hand how easily we take
basic things for granted, from taking a shower,
cooking a meal, or getting dressed to go to
an appointment.
We never picture ourselves in situations where
these could become challenges.
But you learn to adapt and make it work.
5.
Open Your Heart.
You can find someone close to your heart in
the most unlikely setting.
Let’s face it, hopping around in crutches
doesn’t quite describe your most attractive
side.
Yet, nothing is impossible.
6.
You Are Stronger Than You Think.
I found strength in me that I didn’t know
before.
I am who I am and I will not stay down.
I could feel an energy in me wanting to put
me back on my feet as fast as possible.
As the saying goes:
Strongest steel is forged in the strongest
fire.
This thought drove me in less than a week
to exercise again (my upper body), reorganize
my “should”-s and “must”-s, quit smoking
cigarettes again and in the end drop the crutch
sooner than I was expecting to.
7.
Become Better, Not Bitter.
I realized this is one of those situations
out of which I can become better or bitter.
Hard to say which way it looks from the outside,
but what really matters is how you feel on
the inside.
In my case, I definitely gained more confidence
and strength.
8.
Enjoy Life More.
It opened a bigger appetite for life.
Where will that lead, I will find out.
What I know for sure is that I will have a
story to tell at the end of it.
It’s hard to know heaven if you never went
through hell.
9.
Go Within.
It forced my introspection once again.
It’s always a step forward whenever you
get to spend time with yourself.
Normally in the summer, there would have been
a lot of temptations going around and much
less focus on my internal feelings, thoughts,
or reasoning.
If you’re going through a tough time yourself,
don’t despair.
Count your blessings, be thankful for what
you have, adapt, adapt, adapt, never stay
down and rise again, stronger than before.
Be the best you can be.
Be legendary, cause that’s what you really
are, you just don’t know it yet.
What about you?
Do you have any important lessons or experiences
you would like to share with our readers?
This is it for today guys.
I hope you got to learn something new.
Apply the lessons in your life I'm 100% sure
it would create a difference.
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