12 things I have learnt in 12 years of being paralysed
- Life can be cruel, chaotic, rewarding, eventful, painful and enjoyable. There’s always someone worse off than you.
- Appreciate the simplest things in life, be grateful for waking up in the morning, breathing by yourself, being able to move, being healthy and being able to feel.
- Family, for me gives me the kind of love I can’t explain. It’s one of my greatest blessings, I will forever cherish every little moment with them.
- Always find strength in every situation. Keep believing in something more, something bigger, even when you may not know what you are hoping for. Find that determination we all have and fight, even when your heart aches and life is messy, just keep going.
- Find your love. Trust the process. Find not just your best friend but your biggest supporter wrapped all into one.
- Be grateful for the small things, big things and everything in between. Life is a series of thousands of little miracles.
- Stop being consumed by the thought of being fixed, enjoy your life and invent memories only you can create. Make peace with your past, it’s easy to look back and question decisions you have made in the past, but it’s unfair to punish yourself for them. You can’t blame yourself for not knowing back then what you know now.
- Enjoy your friends, soak in their energy and just appreciate the unwavering love they have for you. These are the people just like your family, who make the world a little less chaotic. They help with the mess, the magic and they encourage your dreams and cheer from the sideline.
- Kind hearted strangers can help heal your soul.
- Cry when you need to cry. Don’t hold it in, ride the wave of emotions. Sometimes the darkest days you still find the sunset.
- Grieve. Live with the treasure box memories, talk about them. Be patient with the pain, dance with the emotions, you will heal and live along side it.
- Keep being happy with the imperfect you. Life is the art of pretending to be normal.
05/11/2011
-12 years of living in extra time ✨
