I have been a passive participant in my own life. I let my life pass me by because I’m waiting. I’m waiting for things to get better or easier. I’m waiting for this to happen or that. Because once those things happen then my life will be better, right? I have to begin living. It begins with the small choices--active choices.
I have decided to move forward on a couple of things. Although we have been waiting on a few things (increase in income and something that will bring a bit more peace to our house), we have decided to stick to a food budget this month and next. It isn’t so restrictive that we won’t be able to eat anything, but it will (hopefully!) cut back on the amount of eating out we do. This will help us financially and it may even help us eat a little healthier.
The other step I took was to go see my Orthopedist again about my knee. I have had knee realignment surgery on both knees (2008 for my right knee and 2012 for my left knee) because my knees would dislocate. I used to be very sporty and active until my knees started giving me so many problems. Dislocation was incredibly painful and debilitating for me that I eventually stopped doing anything that could possibly injure my knees. Now I’m morbidly obese and can’t walk for long--let alone do the physical activities I want to do like biking, hiking, and kayaking. My left knee still doesn’t feel terribly stable. So today I went and saw my Orthopedist. Next week I will start going to physical therapy. I am going to work hard to make sure I can begin to safely do the things I want to be able to do.
It isn’t enough to wait for my life to change before I work towards change. I need to be proactive and make the changes that I can.
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