Four weeks since my eye surgery and I am incredibly blessed as I continue to heal. One more week of eye drops and limited movement, and I hope to slowly be getting back to downward facing dogs and wide parallel hamstring stretches. Truth be told, I will most likely weep the first time my head goes below my pelvis. The body is amazing in its ability to hold on, compensate, heal and ultimately recover.
One decision I made since the surgery was to walk each day – for both physical and mental health reasons. Honestly, there were days I just didn’t want to walk. Single digit temperatures and unsteady legs created an internal dialogue telling me I could just go lay down instead. And that my friends, is exhausting. The back and forth with indecision. The sheer effort it takes to be in that place of indecision. Should I? Shouldn’t I?
Exhausting.
And then I remembered this quote:
“Her legs were heavy. A grunt followed each step she took. Each step she took sent a painful* sensation up her spine. Each step she took caused her knees to wobble. Yet she walked.”
-Wiss August, The Illusions of Hope
Make the decision to move your body. Make the decision to raise your arms up to the sky and feel the exhilaration of the breath flowing deeper into your lungs.
Make a decision about ANYTHING. You will unleash an enormous amount of energy that will boost your brain and your body.
Go for it and boost your decision making muscle this week!
As my dad always says, “the worst decision is indecision.” And that can be exhausting.
Walking and moving with you…
