For some days now. things have been falling into place too well. Life has been kind to me. Sharing in the happiness of friends this past week, I got dressed-up & celebrated, attending a wedding and then a concert, almost forgetting my battle against fatigue. For a brief moment, I forgot the limitations placed upon me by the stroke and flew untethered - a free bird again but reality hit back in the form of exhaustion which did not ease with rest alone. Have you ever experienced a tiredness that will not allow you even to sleep? Perhaps as experienced by insomniacs? Okay, the lesson learnt here is obvious. Don't run before you can walk! I definitely over-exerted myself these past few days. But the temptation was just too great!
Now it is time to take stock and pay my dues. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction, Remember that from school? It is difficult not to become over-confident and revert to old habits. I found myself saying. 'yes' & 'maybe soon' to enquiries about when I shall be resuming my work and making plans for the future. A very optimistic view, I know, but it gives me something to work towards. I miss the joy of teaching children - the challenge of adapting inventing and innovating to meet their learning requirements. Most of all, I miss the mental stimulation of teaching chess.
But I feel as though I am becoming lazy. It has been a long and hard climb but I appear to have reached a plateau. Here I am stopping for a brief rest but trying my utmost not to become too complacent. Complacency is only second to depression, as an enemy of a healthy life and the recent passing of Robin Williams has highlighted to us all the dangers of depression. I find it shocking to think of a man so outwardly full of life, wit and wisdom to have reached such a dark and lonely place that he could find the will to live. His performances touched so many lives and will live on in our memories but now these will be tainted by the realisation of his under-lying sadness.
On complacency, it is easy to be smug and satisfied with one's progress when things are going well but recovery from stroke is an active process and requires constant fueling and momentum. Taking the foot of the accelerator is allowed but one must not become lazy and lose direction or control.
So I am coasting along at the moment but trying not to fall asleep at the wheel.
The long journey continues.
Now it is time to take stock and pay my dues. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction, Remember that from school? It is difficult not to become over-confident and revert to old habits. I found myself saying. 'yes' & 'maybe soon' to enquiries about when I shall be resuming my work and making plans for the future. A very optimistic view, I know, but it gives me something to work towards. I miss the joy of teaching children - the challenge of adapting inventing and innovating to meet their learning requirements. Most of all, I miss the mental stimulation of teaching chess.
But I feel as though I am becoming lazy. It has been a long and hard climb but I appear to have reached a plateau. Here I am stopping for a brief rest but trying my utmost not to become too complacent. Complacency is only second to depression, as an enemy of a healthy life and the recent passing of Robin Williams has highlighted to us all the dangers of depression. I find it shocking to think of a man so outwardly full of life, wit and wisdom to have reached such a dark and lonely place that he could find the will to live. His performances touched so many lives and will live on in our memories but now these will be tainted by the realisation of his under-lying sadness.
On complacency, it is easy to be smug and satisfied with one's progress when things are going well but recovery from stroke is an active process and requires constant fueling and momentum. Taking the foot of the accelerator is allowed but one must not become lazy and lose direction or control.
So I am coasting along at the moment but trying not to fall asleep at the wheel.
The long journey continues.
Its not laziness creeping in from the back door, Its your body clock asking you time and again to slow down. Once embraced, the speed will automatically catch up in time. Rejuvenated, it is the different type of energy that then wants you to drive forward without making that all important effort. It works, I know ... Relapse is even worse!
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