MRI

My condition has worsened, I now have no control over the left side of my face.
Today I went in for an MRI after work and am awaiting the results. The look of surprise on my family doctors face as he observed my condition explained a few things to me. Watching him write note after note while I sat in silence in the overly plush chair, a smile across my face. Life is good... it matters not what negativity dwells there is always the beauty to behold.
I was watching a man who truly cares about his patients take detailed notes for the neurologist and MRI tech that would be dealing with me in only minutes.
Once at the hospital in a neighboring city I was treated with only kindness and efficient motion.
Making sure to thank them for effort I felt a satisfaction in my misfortune. I was able to observe in depth the good will of my fellow human being. Once again I feel incredibly fortunate.

Earlier today I was able to install with a couple of coworkers a house full of windows, then come to my own neighborhood and install a few for a woman I've known most my life. Still capable of achieving things I feel not unfortunate but the swelling of capability. I only now know in a very small way what it is that drives the optimism of those with far more adverse circumstances.
I hope to never again look upon my own with discomfort or depression, life is good. All that needs be done is to live it to the best of ones ability. I am grateful for this experience no matter the outcome.

Appreciation.

It's been just over a week since my concussion, the symptoms have yet to fade. The opposite is in fact the case. I'm experiencing mild paralysis of several of my left facial features. My sense of taste is gone, and so is that of smell. My smile is one sided like a gold medal olympic snowboarder. My left eye blinks very slowly and continues to water.

The surprising part of it all is that it's not really bothering me, it's as if some part of my mind has been unlocked. I find my optimism at peak, my humor seems intensified, and my will to accomplish tasks I usually put off is reborn.

I believe in all experiences there are two courses of action to be taken mentally.
1. Blame your circumstances and become a victim of them.
2. Assess the situation, take from it what lesson you can, and apply it to make your future better.

Optimism is the route I have most often chosen in life, learning from the unfortunate situations in life and turning them into a positive lesson builds you into a stronger person.

I feel fortunate for my current experience, it has brought me to realize the blessing of good health I've enjoyed most my life. It has also shown me how other people whose situations may be more permanent learn to cope and excel. I will most likely recover fully from my injury, and this lesson gives me the opportunity to enjoy my previous health to a fuller extent.

One cannot truly enjoy the view from the mountain tops without having ascended from the valleys bellow.

It is with this though that I would encourage all those who read this. Find the beauty and hope in all things, poor and fair. When one does so they have the opportunity to live a greater life.

That's all for now. A good life to you and yours!