I sat in silence for part of the afternoon thinking about how I am going to overcome yet another obstacle in my life and thought about the past 5 years. I know things could always be worse but I feel like Ive been through so much emotional and physical trauma in such a short time. 2009, my mom dies of cancer, and then I break my foot running in the NYC Marathon. 2010, my ribs are broken in training. I throw my back out several times in the last couple of years. 2014, my dad dies of cancer, someone runs a red light and totals my car and injures my foot. I cant walk or drive for a couple of months. Just when I think I am on the road to recovery and could be returning to work, I find out I have to have surgery. I have to spend another 3-4 months without walking and driving and it could take close to a year before I am walking normally again. I hope Im an odd case and recover faster than that. This injury is ending up being more mentally painful... I miss my mom and dad and wish they were here physically to help me get through this... Life has a way of kicking us when we’re down. And just when we think we can’t fall any lower, we get kicked again. But it’s important to remember that setbacks, failures, and tragedy are a part of life. Whether we manage to find joy and success in the daily struggle of life is largely dependent on our ability to persevere through even the toughest adversity without ever giving up.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 00:58:52 +0000
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