Mowing the Yard
Hey My Friends, hope you are each doing well. It is summer time here and very warm. Warm and windy!! I keep mentioning the wind. Not a fan and there is nothing I can do about it! My lifestyle today, where I spend a lot of time inside keeps me out of the wind.
All that said, yesterday I got out and worked in the wind. The help I have received over the last 16 months has been amazing. I am know geared up to mow my lawn. Yesterday was a day I felt very well and I got my lawn work done. I have not mowed a lawn in over 6 years. It has felt good to get outside and get that done. Here is the challenge!
This week started my 6th week of being off chemo. My Dr said 4-6 weeks after I had been off the chemo I would be feeling much, much better. In many ways that is true. There is one part of that I don’t understand.
Yesterday was my 4th time to mow my yard. I have had days when I feel pretty good. Every time I have mowed my yard the next day I am worn out. Have zero energy and find it challenging to get much done. I struggle with figuring out what impacts my physical energy. Basically much of anything seems to really slow me down. That has been frustrating and disappointing.
Have you ever dealt with something in your life that has caused some very real challenges? Challenges are real in so many ways and I believe happen to each of us in many different ways. The list is long and incomplete. Children whose parents get divorced, parents who were abusive, having no money, struggling in school, education, friends, physical struggles day to day, good work, healthy marriage relationships, healthy children, death of family members, the list goes on and on.
This life can be so challenging. Some of those challenges are self inflicted and many happen simply because we live in a fallen world.
Being diagnosed with a terminal illness can and has been challenging. It can also helps us look at each day as a gift. It can help us see the important love and support of family and friends. It can also help us see our own ability to, sometimes be a blessing to others.
Life can be challenging! I think I will continue to mow my yard and simply be grateful that for now, I can get that done.
Remember and never forget…… “You are Loved and of Great Value.”