Yesterday, OKC witnessed record flooding with 11+ inches of rain in some areas, today I finished 15 weeks of physical therapy on my shoulder. Any connections here? Not really. Except that life can be difficult. (This might sound similar to the chaos thing from yesterday, but ultimately it's not quite the same).
In physical therapy, the goal is to restrengthen muscle groups and joint rotation after surgery has removed the problem, or corrected a problem. In my case tendons in the rotator cuff had been torn because of bone spurs. Surgery both removed the offending spurs, and stitched the torn tendons. The exercises, albeit painfully, then rebuild movement and strength to as large a degree as possible.
Okay, I take it back, there is a connection. All loss, be it through physical hardship like bone spurs developing, or floods, can, if untreated, ruin life to some degree. Recovery processes can be slow and painful. Ultimately, if we persevere, life can be restored to a livable state. This does not mean it will be the same, but it means we can go on.
We have choices to wallow in the pain and difficulty we are in, or we can choose to find some sort of recovery and go on. Mind you, there are people, I understand, who aren't in the position yet to find recovery: they not be in the right "mental" state (such as people dealing with addictions), they may not have the resources (such as those in places like Kibera slum in Nairobi), or they may just be in too much pain (such as those who have lost loved ones whether through death or divorce). Ultimately, even in these places and states, recovery can be possible. Recovery is painful. But it is the only way we can go on living.
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