The other day I was out on the Trail enjoying a run.
Then I kinda tripped and then slipped and then caught myself before falling. Oops. 😲
Good news: I didnāt fall hard on the pretty-much-healed but still-not-quite-100%-healed arm.
Not so good news: The way I kinda caught myself and kept myself from falling included an unexpected workout by my external obliques that they werenāt quite ready for. 😲
I stopped running. Took a deep breath. āOuch.ā āThat hurt.ā
I stood still as I checked in to see how bad the damage was.
Although Iām still a little sore a week later as I share this story, it wasnāt that bad.
So, I celebrated.
I meanā¦
It could have been a lot worse.
Since getting my bionic arm, Iāve spent more time thinking about all the ānear missesā that could have been much more significant ouches.
That time I slipped from the wall traverse and shattered my arm? Well, Iād slipped like that dozens of times before. Nothing happened.
Then⦠BAM!
Even when that happened though, I still immediately said a silent prayer of thanks that I fell off the wall and broke my arm rather than fell off the 20-foot rope (which I had just climbed) and broke my neck.
And, well, thatās Todayās +1.
The next time something ābadā happens, see if you can reframe it just a tad and see all the times we take our health for granted.
āAt least THAT didnāt happen!ā
Whateverās happening, weāre ALIVE. What a gift.
All those little (and big!) scrapes and bumps along the way?
Those are just reminders of how precious this one life of ours is.
Letās appreciate the unknown moments we have left.
Today.
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