Today's weather reminds me of a typical fibro day. When I woke up it was pouring rain and I thought the day was lost because the storm was so strong and more storms were predicted for the day. Of course we changed our plans and decided to go for a drive because with the rain and clouds it wouldn't be much of an outside day. Well, after the kids left, we got ourselves cleaned up and headed out for a long drive. We knew where we intended to go but just one wrong turn put us in a great big circle and we wound up exactly where we weren't heading. After a change in plans we set a new destination and headed in another direction.
My fibro days can be pretty much like that. I start slow and on a really bad morning I figure the day is a washout. That's just what I thought about today's weather. If there is a morning that I can finally get going and I feel like I have some energy, I will set my plans for the day. On many days though, I have to adjust my plans again, because the energy I thought I had wasn't there after all. But then there are days that turn out like today – after a slow start the weather cleared, the sun came out and it was perfect. I can have a really bad start to my day and the day can wind up being perfectly wonderful with me feeling just fine. I never know.
The end of today was better than the beginning. I am grateful for the amount of energy I had to make an okay day into a great one. As I look out into the sky I see an amazingly beautiful sunset. The day has finished with a display worthy of my taking notice. I am doing the same for my fibro day. My fibro really is just like the weather. If I don't like the way I'm feeling now, who knows, in a little while I could be feeling much better. But sadly, the reverse is true as well. Just like a sunny day can have an unexpected thunder storm roll in, my good day can go sour without much warning. I have learned to take it all in stride. It all just comes and goes and my responsibility is to be able to adapt to the changes.
My fibro days can be pretty much like that. I start slow and on a really bad morning I figure the day is a washout. That's just what I thought about today's weather. If there is a morning that I can finally get going and I feel like I have some energy, I will set my plans for the day. On many days though, I have to adjust my plans again, because the energy I thought I had wasn't there after all. But then there are days that turn out like today – after a slow start the weather cleared, the sun came out and it was perfect. I can have a really bad start to my day and the day can wind up being perfectly wonderful with me feeling just fine. I never know.
The end of today was better than the beginning. I am grateful for the amount of energy I had to make an okay day into a great one. As I look out into the sky I see an amazingly beautiful sunset. The day has finished with a display worthy of my taking notice. I am doing the same for my fibro day. My fibro really is just like the weather. If I don't like the way I'm feeling now, who knows, in a little while I could be feeling much better. But sadly, the reverse is true as well. Just like a sunny day can have an unexpected thunder storm roll in, my good day can go sour without much warning. I have learned to take it all in stride. It all just comes and goes and my responsibility is to be able to adapt to the changes.
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