Setbacks
One of the elements of this journey, like all journeys, is that it has not followed a straight path. There are times when things are going swimmingly and other times, things go off the rails. I have been telling about successes, but I wanted to acknowledge that there have been many setbacks. It’s interesting as I write this blog that it is much harder to write than the sunny ones, but this is truth as well.
I have often been reminded - two steps forward, one step back. This is essential advice with such a long recovery! Also, I am reminded again and again that there is no need to dwell on these times, I just keep looking forward. I think this has been a key element in my getting as far as I have - I keep focusing on the positive and I have hope and confidence that my one step back will in fact morph into two steps forward.
I have learned some valuable lessons with every twist and turn, and I have had the opportunity to reflect even more deeply on what I would like my life to look like as I keep getting better.
We all have had setbacks at one time or another. You might be in the middle of one right now. I hope you, too, will try to turn yourself toward the light.
(For example, in my blog picture this time, do you see the wooden deck or the reflection of the pines and the sky in the water?)
AND, look at the Facebook memory that popped up as I posted this. A live that I did 5 years ago. So relevant today! (2) Facebook
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