One of the biggest casualties of my broken leg has been my yoga practice. I'm not able to do most poses due to the boot and/or the injury. My orthopedist reminds me that it may be MONTHS before I'm back to the strength and flexibility in my lower leg and ankle. I'm frustrated by it, and it's not just the strength and toning issues. The mind body connection I had gained over the years of practice, the calm I had completely eroded.
I think the accident that caused my injury completely rattled me. I missed a step in my garage and crumpled on the floor. The end result: fractured fibula. Lots of pain. Das frankenboot. A pretty poor attitude. I know intrinsically what is going on is silly and easily avoided.
I just need to get over myself.
Women of God can never be like women of the world. The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity. Margaret D. Nadauld
5 comments:
Hang in there! My cousin lost his foot last Friday and wow! anything that I thought was less than desirable in my own life suddenly seemed trite:) Oh, I empathize with your frustration. We feel better about everything else in life if we can stretch, bend, run...pain-free!
I cannot believe that I have NEVER come across your blog in my blog-wandering. The words at the top of your page hooked me! Yes!
Thank-you for sharing.
Very well written and quite moving...
I'm so sorry you broke your leg. Hope the pain leaves you.Hang in there as they say this to shall pass. Bones heal and then you can work on getting mobility back.
though I've never experience such an injury, I can relate to fracture you feel with the calm you describe. I hope the months pass quickly and maybe in the in between you might find another avenue to help you reconnect mind-body.
Sometimes it's tough to give up the things you love even though it's for the best. I'm pregnant and had some bleeding early on and my ob told me no running until I'd passed the first trimester. I obviously know it's for the best, but man do I miss my feet hitting the pavement.
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