Monday I was supposed to be having decompression surgery on my head.
The Neurosurgeon said it’s relatively minor surgery (from a neuro surgeons perspective), recovery should be three to four weeks.
Usually, I think I’m super women and think I can keep pushing through, jump back to life quickly, which usually results in set back down the track (I’m a slow learner).
This time I decided I do things different and put myself first. Planning to spend February recovering, dedicating time to heel.
Last Wednesday I got the phone call surgery was postponed and rescheduled for March (in four weeks time, which I know now will be here before I know it).
When something occurs that goes against my plans, my mind tends to go into overdrive. I was flooded with a range of emotions, such as annoyance, anger, and sadness. Afterwards, I jumped into “firefighting” mode to address the situation.
I needed to reschedule clients, my husband needed to reschedule work what about the kids, there’s so much to do.
I was about to go to my strength training session with my coach and I realised that was the most important thing for me right now. Everything else could wait.
Taking some time to pause and ask myself these questions.
it helped me to avoid spirally into a negative mindset and allowed me to pivot quickly and be take control of the situation.
The reason I’m sharing my experience with you is because life doesn’t always go according to plan. We all encounter setbacks:
Whether that’s because of
It’s important to remember that flexibility and adaptability are key to getting through.
You haven’t failed because your plan needs to be altered, it’s about being flexible and adjusting when the need arises.
You haven’t failed because your plan needs to be altered. While we cannot control everything, we can control our reactions and how we wish to show up.
I’m crossing my fingers that surgery does go ahead in March.
Leonie
