Perspective

I’m reflecting today on the things that have happened to me over the last couple of years. It hasn’t been easy!

I’ve been through injuries and illnesses. I have had an acute depressive episode, which left me unable to leave the house for weeks. I had a syncopal episode which left me with a head injury, black eye and broken ribs. I had a fall off my bike, which left me with a broken pelvis. I’ve had an acute shoulder injury, which left me unable to move my right arm for weeks. I have also had Covid twice. It feels as if I am constantly recovering from or   “getting over” something. I’ve missed a lot of work from all of this and have hit some financially difficult times because of it.

I could spend my time feeling sorry for myself and complaining, and to be honest, I have done some of that. But looking back, truthfully, everything that has happened over the last few years has not been as difficult or as painful as the last year of my drinking. The pain and the sickness of that year is unmatched.

I’m grateful every day for my sobriety and the strength that is giving me. I can face whatever life throws at me now, maybe not always gracefully, but I know I’ll be OK