I remember when I lived in Central Queensland, some of the roads up there are very long straight roads and we used to joke that they had the odd curve in the road here and there to keep you awake. I think speed bumps in life can be a little like that too. Sometimes there to make us sit up and pay attention for whatever reason.
My youngest son has been a fine example to me of determination and not letting things like life's speed bumps get in the way of his plans. He has had a few accidents in the last couple of years, 3 of them involving significant injuries, one of which needed surgery twice. In between those accidents, there was another one where he was unhurt but the vehicle he was driving was a write off.
He is one very fortunate young man. Despite his injuries, he has not been willing to take on board the word 'no' or the words 'it is unlikely you will be able to do ...... again'. He was worked very hard with his recoveries to get his body back in the best condition it can be.
He spends a lot of time in the gym and has managed to recover far better than expected from two of the accidents. If he misses a couple of days, then he feels the effects very quickly, so he is aware that he needs to keep up the work in the gym in order to stay moving.
The 3rd accident causing injury was only a few weeks ago. This time he is in plaster with a shattered heel. He was due to start work next week down at Thredbo for the ski season, however, he has a few more weeks in plaster yet and we're unsure how soon he'll be able to walk or weight bear on that heel.
One may have expected that would have stopped him from going down to Thredbo. But no. There was no way he wasn't going to go. So over the weekend, he and his girl packed up their gear and yesterday drove from Brisbane to Sydney and today went to their little unit they will be living in for the next few months.
He called his new employer last week to let them know of his accident and he was very happy when they decided to hold his job open for him until he has a clearance to work. His plan had been to look for other work if he needed to but he was determined to not miss this opportunity when he'd already done so much planning for it.
For me at the moment, this has been a good reminder to not lose sight of my dreams. To not let the busyness of my working life, the speed bumps or curves in the road and the self doubts I have about what I want to do outside of that (retreats etc) get in the way of me achieving my dreams.
I guess this follows on a little from the procrastinating post in a way. I remember a tutor once giving me a little picture of a celtic looking circle with the word Tuit at the top. It was a reminder to keep working on our dreams, rather than waiting for the day when we get around 'tuit' or to it.
Although as I mentioned in my previous post, one thing I have got around to doing was taking an Italian class. I've now had two classes and am thoroughly enjoying them! I'm so glad I made that impulsive last minute decision to join the class.
Today's pic is of my son's cast. As a reminder that we can still follow our dreams if we find a way to navigate the obstacles.
