It's been a tough year so far, and although the weather is nice right now, I'm essentially housebound - again - as my knee has flared up quite badly.
Seeing as Ben and I have a really heavy week coming up, this couldn't have come at a worse time, but guess what? Life's like that, isn't it...Typical, when we have the Yorkshire Motorsport Festival Press Day on Monday.
Having nerve damage and CRPS sucks, as it's something I have to live with, and it's never just good days, bad days - it can be good hours bad hours (sigh)
What's prompted me to talk about it now is all thanks to @galenkp - I'd read his latest Think like a Viking: Part Fifty post, and he talks about how to ensure success, and he responded with "fail a lot"
This resonated so much with me today, as I really do feel this. I'm back on the crutch again, with my pain levels ramped up to 11, and a hugely swollen knee that means the best I can manage is a slow hobble...again.
What's kept me on an even keel today is that not only have I been here before, I've been at the point where it's way worse. In 2018, I couldn't walk at all, and had to rehab to get back on my feet.
So instead of helping in the garden today, I've done other things, and hope that it will be better tomorrow. The additional rest will help the swelling go down (I hope, lol) The key is to pace myself, which is a life lesson that was hard won (and yes, I failed at this one a lot, lol!)
It seems that today, I am also a Viking, albeit a slow and wobbly one. I will fail, but I will also succeed.
A slow and wobbly Viking is still a VIKING!
Thanks @meesterboom
Hope you are feeling better quickly and I like your positive attitude dealing with all this.
Thank you, @j85063 - it's gratifying to be less anxious this time round, lol!