Happy “Twosday” 2-22-22

Before today I had no idea what a “Palindrome” was. Still not really sure other than it is Tuesday 2.22.22. A day no different than any other day (to me anyway). But google 2/22/22 and confetti will fall down your screen.

But in reality, it (a palindrome) is no different than recovery. We must maintain our course one day at a time, even one moment at a time, with every day being no different than the last. Today is no different. conquer today, do the next right thing again and again and we will start to see the “renewing of our minds”.

Recovery is similar to surgery. Back in November I had surgery. Throughout that journey, it reminded me a lot like my recovery. It took years to create the damage to my knee, lots of neglect over many years. And even some abuse. The damage became so great that I had to make a choice. Endure the pain or create change. Creating change caused significant pain as well. But would it help me live a better life, one with activity and maybe even some pickleball, but yes, an active better healthy life. It would take a significant sacrifice early with the initial surgery. Following surgery, the required “therapy” would be excruciatingly painful. And that started within an hour out of the “recovery room”. OUCH! But slowly the “therapy” became more tolerable, the strength slowly returning, more each day. Now it is a daily routine of constant work to keep the strength. Persevere through the pain, the sweat and tears so that I can enjoy an active lifestyle again, not pain free but free of the chains that kept me inactive, unhealthy in the past. And the desire for more of something I couldn’t have. Now as I continue to strengthen and maintain the new knee, I am able to enjoy life more fully, day by day. No matter if it is a “palindrome” or not we must work thru the pain, do the hard work and yes, the painful recovery work, and then follow thru with growth and maintenance to live the life God designed us to live for!

So today as I drove down the road, noticing it was 2:22 PM on 2.22.22 I paused to think, interesting palindrome but just another day to continue the journey of recovery. Whatever your “recovery” journey may be, tackle it one day at a time over and over again. The confetti & God’s redeeming grace will rain down on you!