I am well into recovering from a fractured 5th metatarsal that occurred on Memorial Day. I have been out of the cast boot and off crutches and into serious PT for 2.5 weeks now. My uncertainty comes as I challenge myself physically and trust my foot to get a little ornery and snap back by the following morning. 😉
I said this earlier in the week—things are always uncertain. I breathe, I do my practices, I connect with my loved ones, and I’m grateful… Then I put one foot in front of the other.
Life seems to always be asking me to embrace uncertainty. It gets easier as I continue walking my path. From all of the things that will need to be taken care of before moving to the more immediate stuff like what will I eat today? How will the traffic be when I leave for the fitness center? Who will come to class today? Will it really only be in the 70s today? I could overload my mind with questions, but instead I’ll just do my best to continue to surrender to whatever unfolds.
WOW, here in the twilight of my life (I’m 79) and my wife and I just bought a 75 year old house which has only had one owner, the original one! The AC has never been serviced (we think), the carpet is the original (it kind of smells), and the roof needs to be replaced. “What the hell are we doing?” is the phrase that dominates our lives.
But, we have invited a couple of friends to a cocktail party for today, before our furniture arrives. It is BYO (as in bring your own chair and drinks) but we supply the snacks. Hope the AC works, hope it doesn’t rain, hope the fridg keeps the snacks from wilting or whatever they do if too warm.
But we are near a more capable support group of family and friends than we left behind.
I just love your answer, John. I stand to be corrected, however it seems your new home and the uncertainty and challenges it may bring are going g to be energizing! I hope we hear more.🌸
I may as well embrace uncertainty. Uncertainty is a certain of life. No mud, no lotus. No dark, no light. No sorrow, no joy. Just how mundane would life be if every outcome was certain? Life is a mystery. Hang in there and follow the plot. I may be surprised at the end even though I know the end is inevitable.
Peace, Love & Light.
I think of aging. I’m 70 and I realize that I get up too quickly and get dizzy. I’m not used to moving more slowly, but it’s one of the signs of aging. Who knows what my elder years will bring. I hope there are a lot of them.
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I am well into recovering from a fractured 5th metatarsal that occurred on Memorial Day. I have been out of the cast boot and off crutches and into serious PT for 2.5 weeks now. My uncertainty comes as I challenge myself physically and trust my foot to get a little ornery and snap back by the following morning. 😉
I said this earlier in the week—things are always uncertain. I breathe, I do my practices, I connect with my loved ones, and I’m grateful… Then I put one foot in front of the other.
Life seems to always be asking me to embrace uncertainty. It gets easier as I continue walking my path. From all of the things that will need to be taken care of before moving to the more immediate stuff like what will I eat today? How will the traffic be when I leave for the fitness center? Who will come to class today? Will it really only be in the 70s today? I could overload my mind with questions, but instead I’ll just do my best to continue to surrender to whatever unfolds.
Happy Friday 🌦️
If I focus on the present I will deal with whatever-uncertainty, joy, surprise, sadness, etc.
TGIF!
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WOW, here in the twilight of my life (I’m 79) and my wife and I just bought a 75 year old house which has only had one owner, the original one! The AC has never been serviced (we think), the carpet is the original (it kind of smells), and the roof needs to be replaced. “What the hell are we doing?” is the phrase that dominates our lives.
But, we have invited a couple of friends to a cocktail party for today, before our furniture arrives. It is BYO (as in bring your own chair and drinks) but we supply the snacks. Hope the AC works, hope it doesn’t rain, hope the fridg keeps the snacks from wilting or whatever they do if too warm.
But we are near a more capable support group of family and friends than we left behind.
I just love your answer, John. I stand to be corrected, however it seems your new home and the uncertainty and challenges it may bring are going g to be energizing! I hope we hear more.🌸
I may as well embrace uncertainty. Uncertainty is a certain of life. No mud, no lotus. No dark, no light. No sorrow, no joy. Just how mundane would life be if every outcome was certain? Life is a mystery. Hang in there and follow the plot. I may be surprised at the end even though I know the end is inevitable.
Peace, Love & Light.
I think of aging. I’m 70 and I realize that I get up too quickly and get dizzy. I’m not used to moving more slowly, but it’s one of the signs of aging. Who knows what my elder years will bring. I hope there are a lot of them.