Acceptance, With NO Exceptions...

   Gosh...I recall when I could swim one mile a day, or, perhaps, walk ten-miles, in an afternoon. Today, walking about in several, inches of snow, is enough to poop me out! A great deal about my body and my physicality has changed, over the years; not the least of which is that I live with a physically-disabling condition. But, it's all good! When I recall how, approximately, less than one, decade, ago, I was unable to arise from bed, or, walk, without looking like the 'Hunchback of Notre-Dame', I am delighted with the things, of a physical-nature, that I CAN do. It is often, in life, that we are called to challenge, and, if willing to, must accept, what I refer to as, a 'new-normal'. Once upon a time, I was so able-bodied as to be the first in line, whom a male friend would call upon, to assist him with laborious-chores; as, he would say,' I was as strong, if not stronger, than his male-friends, and, had a better, work-ethic, to boot!' These, days, although the work-ethic is, still as strong, the ol' bod is NOT. Another area, in which I have strength, is in my desire to be and stay optimistic, and, accepting of whatever fate has in store for me. The way I figure things is this: that, whatever happens to us, in life, is meant to occur; Otherwise, something else would, right? Heck...'it IS what it IS'. When a negative, or, less than pleasant, 'thing' presents itself to us, although it may take awhile to process it, and, move forward from it, this is what is necessary, and, precisely, what we must do. in order to maintain a life worth living. So...if I can, no longer, swim laps for an hour, or power-walk for miles on end...so be it. If, simply, trekking through the snow, for a few, minutes, exhausts me...oh well. At least, I am able to do it. And, during the, few and far-between' moments, when I might find myself a bit blue by my restricted-energy, I remind myself of this, centering-thought, 'I once, complained of having no shoes, til I met a person with no feet.' And, I am grateful, once, again, for what it is I CAN do! Just Sayin'...