One thing about moving forward into a new lifetime, changing direction, or starting over, especially on a timeline…life can become a little crazy. Okay, life can become major crazy, almost to the edge of chaos. No, that’s not right. Life goes on at its own pace. It is my mind that perceives chaos. It is my heart that feels chaos. It is my spirit that fears chaos.
When an athlete sustains an injury there is the realization of not being able to compete. There is a fear of never competing again. And there is the blank wall of an unknown future.
In starting my new life I realized early on that I could not just throw things in my car, lock the front door to my house, and take off for my new life journey. The house needs to be prepared to sell. So much stuff I didn’t know I had that needs to be dealt with. Then there is selling the home. There is moving my “keep” stuff into storage for now. There is a long and winding trip that I am determined to take, and I am assuming that the end result will be my decision as to where I will finally unload all the stuff waiting in storage. And in between there will be the 100’s of little things that need to be dealt with.
And then, there will be the perception, pain, and fear that is not a physical part of my new lifetime but surely is a part of my mind, body, and spirit.
When that injured athlete is working through injury, there is no room for such energy suckers. Focus is made one step at a time. One day at a time. One hour at a time.
Or perhaps my New Lifetime is like a newborn. Either way, there are new steps to learn and new goals to achieve. I believe I will arrive at my destination.
You Go Girl!
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