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NO LIMB-ITS CHALLENGE Day -13!!

 

April 13th:

Have you ever just amazed yourself?

Just told yourself, “I don’t think I can?” Then before you know it, you have made the impossible, possible.

Why do we do that to ourselves?

What tells us we can’t do something?

I know as kids, were told there are things we can’t do because: it can hurt us. It will hurt someone else. Then there are things were taught not to do based on morals, ethics, religion, that are parents raise us by.

I feel most of those are essential to learn, some however make me question; when we tell a child not to climb the tree because, we don’t want them to get hurt. Is that helping them, or are we pressing into their minds fear of heights, or falling? Is this why I don’t think I will ever go sky diving?

Just a thought.

We all are relearning things. Times change, and research is updated, and we learn more and more about the human mind and the psychology to our behaviors every day. At least you should.

Knowing why you do things, or why you feel things such as: fear, joy, pleasure, hate, is very important. And really hold the key, as to why you are you, and how to be the best you, that you can be.

Take me for example.

Throughout this whole experience, I have lived to believe I can’t do this, and I can’t do that, why?

Honestly, fear my friends! Fear of hurting myself further, which is a valid fear to have. When you’re told, you can’t afford to fall, or else you could push back the time of getting your prosthetic, or worse, may lead to you loosing more of your leg, it becomes a, very understandable fear.

I fear doing things, because I don’t want to be judged, humiliated. I also fear failure. What if I mess it up, what if I don’t succeed?

Those “What if’s”, are the problem.

What if we used those what ifs in a positive way instead of negative? Change the mess it up, to What if I nail it. Change the if I don’t succeed, to What if I do succeed?

I know why I fear what I do. How do I change that? By doing it anyways.

I recognize my feelings, I try to understand why, then see how I can.

At the end of the day those fears, are the only thing truly holding me back from the one thing I need most to be happy. That’s to live, to be me!

My cousin and his wife are now home owner’s (Austin and Destinie)! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS!!

Threw this whole thing, they have been a rock keeping my life together. I can’t help but want to return the favor, and help them, but how?

Right now, it’s all about getting everything ready to move in. The paint, carpet. what can I do? Normally, I would help with the painting… well, why can’t I?

So, I went to help them paint! 


I was careful, I sanded the parts I could reach, and did the cut and trim while sitting on the floor. I did the hall way and living room, the whole bottom half.

And man, was it a blast!

Paint was on everyone! Des got me a few times before I grabbed her arm and got her back. Austin was just at the right height to get his hair dyed, and the kids, well they didn’t understand you don’t lean on or, touch the walls.

It was messy, it was exhausting, but it was AMAZING!!

All because I changed my “I can’t” to “I will”, I did it!

If you looked at the reasoning behind every, I can’t and changed it to “I can” then you “will” Accomplish more than you ever could imagine.

It’s a proven fact, if you don’t try you will never know! If you never start something, you will never finish it.

Try it and let me know!

 

 Challenge Tracker:

1)      Cleaned the living room

2)      Dishes while standing

3)      Yard work (cleaning out flower beds)

4)      Started a Blog

5)      Used Crutches

6)      Laundry

7)       Cooking

8)       Grocery shopping/ in stores

9)       First awkward moment in public (handled like a champ)

10)     Spent the afternoons at a house other than my own.

11)      Met my first Blog fan.

12)      Sanded and painted a house (living room and hall way)

 

 

NO LIMB-ITS CHALLENGE:

Find at least one thing, just one. (Can be more, but not less) that you are either struggling with or learning something new. Try it and, make it happen this month!

No excuses, No LIMB-ITS!

Then share! You will be amazed how Contagious, your own strength and motivation, truly is!

Build yourself, improve yourself, Believe in yourself!

Because at the end of the day, our happiness is our own responsibility!

 

(Limb Loss Awareness Month-Challenge)

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