I haven't written for a long time. But this only applies to this blog - I almost forgot I have it.
I did write though.
This year, 2017 was a year of doing many things for the first time, again. Learning how to do these things, again, and experiencing most incredible joy that was triggered just by doing things I loved to do, and now I was able to do again.
It took some time to do all of it again, and required a lot of patience.
During last 13 months I have worked quietly on my left arm, enabling it to function normally again. All occupational therapy, all physio, and all alternative methods I applied in Japan and China helped to return majority of functionality and mobility to my arm.
Comparing to a year ago, my arm is like a new.
But it will still need some time to return to a pre-accident state.
But then, there has been so much excitement, when doing things for the first time again.
I experienced such an excitement on a tennis court.
The game of tennis was one of the things I enjoyed to do - mostly in a recreational way, but still competing, in order to become a better player. It is indeed a beautiful game that allows you to improve at any age.
When I stepped on the court after more than 13 months and when I hold my racket - it felt, I I can say AWESOME. I can use that overused word to describe it 😂
It felt fantastic to be on the court with 3 people who sailed with me during that big storm that happened more than 13 months ago. That was even more special than hitting a ball.
These three beautiful souls were with me again, not at the hospital, but this time at the tennis court where we all enjoyed game of tennis. Exactly how we did it before.
This game of tennis on this day had so many "first" ones. When I hit the first return, when I served for the first time, when I won the first point, when I won the first point on the net....When I won the first game, when I won the first set.....So many first ones.
When I made my first error, when I missed the return, when I missed a volley......
Amazingly, I didn't have any double faults :)
I felt free and I felt happy. I didn't care much if I'll miss my shots. I was beyond that. I knew that I will be forever beyond that. I knew what I didn't want.
I did write though.
This year, 2017 was a year of doing many things for the first time, again. Learning how to do these things, again, and experiencing most incredible joy that was triggered just by doing things I loved to do, and now I was able to do again.
Again
I did go running again, I did go swimming again, I did go skiing again, I did cross glaciers again, and I did work again.It took some time to do all of it again, and required a lot of patience.
During last 13 months I have worked quietly on my left arm, enabling it to function normally again. All occupational therapy, all physio, and all alternative methods I applied in Japan and China helped to return majority of functionality and mobility to my arm.
Comparing to a year ago, my arm is like a new.
But it will still need some time to return to a pre-accident state.
But then, there has been so much excitement, when doing things for the first time again.
I experienced such an excitement on a tennis court.
The game of tennis was one of the things I enjoyed to do - mostly in a recreational way, but still competing, in order to become a better player. It is indeed a beautiful game that allows you to improve at any age.
Awesome
It felt fantastic to be on the court with 3 people who sailed with me during that big storm that happened more than 13 months ago. That was even more special than hitting a ball.
These three beautiful souls were with me again, not at the hospital, but this time at the tennis court where we all enjoyed game of tennis. Exactly how we did it before.
This game of tennis on this day had so many "first" ones. When I hit the first return, when I served for the first time, when I won the first point, when I won the first point on the net....When I won the first game, when I won the first set.....So many first ones.
When I made my first error, when I missed the return, when I missed a volley......
Amazingly, I didn't have any double faults :)
I felt free and I felt happy. I didn't care much if I'll miss my shots. I was beyond that. I knew that I will be forever beyond that. I knew what I didn't want.
