It turns out I’m not a very good patient. I’ve spent the last month struggling. I mean, kicking and screaming the whole way STRUGGLING! Despite all of my Feldenkrais training and knowledge, I still have a hard time “doing less” and “resting often.”
After all, I spent a whole lifetime developing work habits before I started my journey with the Feldenkrais Method. When we are injured, we get amnesia. I’m no different. I got amnesia.
I forgot how wonderful it can feel to live with ease. And until I remembered, I moped. I resented having to sit around with my foot propped up when I’d rather be working in the garden. But then it hit me. PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH! I remembered to enjoy the process rather than focusing on the outcome. I remembered that I like to rest and have a chance to take in the world around me. And I got to be really creative as I figured out how to go through life with limitation.
Now that my foot has healed, I am able to do many of the things I previously took for granted. Hindsight is 20/20 and now, rather than feeling limited and sorry for myself, I’m taking my lessons with me into the future. I’ve decided to create change and encourage choice rather than feeling stuck all the time.
I’m not going to look this gift horse in the mouth! I’m living life as if it were a Feldenkrais lesson…..
