I became disabled a few years back and I was in SUPER poor shape and my muscles were wrecked. Although I still have it and can be prone to random fits of weakness and FEEBLENESS omg, I've been able to build up some resilience and can do things like walk and walk for a while actually. Also carry things. Do 'chores' and stay busy. One of the ways I keep my muscles conditioned well enough that I can regularly walk and not need mobility equipment daily is just from being outdoors and active. Messing around with planting or even just trying to tidy and do yard work. It's funny how big being connected can feel or how much it can change you. Although I've heard people speak often of how healing being outdoors or involved in nature can be, as well as using your body and being active again, it always felt a little trite. How can just going outside and walking around the dumb woods actually make a big difference in anyone's life?
Except then, if you give it a try, sometimes it really can and you're like.... heck. Well, I guess they weren't all blowing smoke after all!
I think your story has the easy potential to make someone kinda roll their eyes and be like 'whatever, so you went hiking. Okay, pal.' Maybe I would have done that too a while back. But, thankfully, I've been enlightened about it all and was therefore able to really appreciate your story in the way it deserved :>
Good luck for your friend tho. I've had a couple divorces as well. Sometimes you try to find out who you are through other people. Or you don't know yourself enough to know you are okay on your own. Making that choice to meet yourself is a BIG and valuable one. It bodes real well for her that she's going this and it's great you two can share that and be supportive of one another while you're both having this time of growth.
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I became disabled a few years back and I was in SUPER poor shape and my muscles were wrecked. Although I still have it and can be prone to random fits of weakness and FEEBLENESS omg, I've been able to build up some resilience and can do things like walk and walk for a while actually. Also carry things. Do 'chores' and stay busy. One of the ways I keep my muscles conditioned well enough that I can regularly walk and not need mobility equipment daily is just from being outdoors and active. Messing around with planting or even just trying to tidy and do yard work. It's funny how big being connected can feel or how much it can change you. Although I've heard people speak often of how healing being outdoors or involved in nature can be, as well as using your body and being active again, it always felt a little trite. How can just going outside and walking around the dumb woods actually make a big difference in anyone's life?
Except then, if you give it a try, sometimes it really can and you're like.... heck. Well, I guess they weren't all blowing smoke after all!
I think your story has the easy potential to make someone kinda roll their eyes and be like 'whatever, so you went hiking. Okay, pal.' Maybe I would have done that too a while back. But, thankfully, I've been enlightened about it all and was therefore able to really appreciate your story in the way it deserved :>
Good luck for your friend tho. I've had a couple divorces as well. Sometimes you try to find out who you are through other people. Or you don't know yourself enough to know you are okay on your own. Making that choice to meet yourself is a BIG and valuable one. It bodes real well for her that she's going this and it's great you two can share that and be supportive of one another while you're both having this time of growth.