Last week I came back from Myra’s Annual Lavender Festival: Keep on Dancing being the theme. That is probably the secret, dancing through life. Not that we should ignore life along the way, but often the best way to keep plugging away is to dance along with things.
The first time I came back to La Paix after my stroke, I wondered how it would be. There’s not an inch of even ground on the mountain. And I fell down around my house which was adapted for me. But I coped. It wasn’t easy, there were places I couldn’t get to any more, but that was part of being handicapped. I didn’t expect everyone to adapt for my problems. Especially when I visited once or twice a year.
That’s something I’ve noticed more since I had my stroke. Some people are so intent on “being normal” that they’re determined everything should be accessible in case they want to participate. It would be nice if we all could participate. But unfortunately in life things happen which leaves us on the sidelines in such events. There are some that insist they should be able to have the chance to take part no matter what. I’m surprised that they don’t scream because they didn’t win. Doesn’t matter they didn’t do as well as the winner, they should have the “experiene” of winning. Reminds me of a quote from one of my favorite authors Tom Robbins. “….a choice without consequences is no choice at all.”
We can gripe because life dealt us a bad hand and infect all we come in contact with or we can take the hand we’re dealt and create something quite remarkable from it.