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[Survivor25]

I have found one of the best ways to deal with my injuries, and recovery and acceptance is through a writing hobby. It's the best form of venting I know of. Anyway, I wrote this and haven't shared it. But after reading everyones posts, I really feel like you guys are the ones who would understand and truly feel the meaning of the words. It's long, I apologize. Write back with any feedback that doesn't include "This sucks".

My Mountain,

It's cold and rainy again here today,
But ya know, here lately that's just my weathers way.
Constant changes aree the only things that stay consistent
Leading to an agitating state of confusion.
I was at a point in my life when predictions could be made down to the minute.
Then a moment came, and I lost a big part of who I was,
Along with a friend that was helping me ovecome parts I didn't like.
I was just becoming able to pick myself up from a point
I Had let someone run me down into. Starting to look forward to my mornings
Stopped believing everything in the world was working against me.

Now I feel like I'm freezing all the time,
When did I start this incessant shivering?
Snow and Ice are trying to make thier way into my heart,
Slowly putting a gray tint over my eyes.
Sure, there are moments when someone sends a bright ray my way,
But I'm learning that the most difficult days are yet to come.
I'm staring up at a mountain top that somehow,
No matter how futile it may seem right now,
I have to reach, face the many challenges along the way,
And the ones that are simply biding thier time,.
Look past the past that I struggle with, the person I used to be
The abilities I no longer and possibly will never have again.
I may not have the use of my legs anymore,
but I've gotta climb this mountain anyway.

So I've looked around, sadness blurring the vision.
I can no longer run, jump, or even walk.
Swinging my children at the park, to swim with them in the ocean
Is something I'll never get to do.
I depend on people right now to help get me on my way,
Thankful for the hands they lend,
While despising the fact that I need a leg up,
In the most basic of ways.
Pedal a bike? Dance at my best friends wedding?
Billiards used to be my game, now I cant reach the table.
There is a lot I see that is gone from me,
Things I've lost that I never realized I had.
And while this pushes me to a bittingly wintry point,
Making me feel like a burden,
A weight to my family and friends,
I look past my tears, my loss and my need to mourn
Take a moment to focus on this mountain in front of me
The one that seems so unattainable, ridiculously bleak, overwhelmingly huge.
Then I look over my shoulder
And for the first time truly see the people standing behind me,
Waiting for me to really see
That while my life has undoubtedly changed forever, I"M STILL HERE.
For the first time in a long time,
I start to feel a warmth deep inside. It edges me forward, and it makes me smile.

A realization that it is past the time to say good-bye,
Look beyond who and what I've lost.
Feel more than betrayed by my fates
And say Thank You for what was allowed to remain.
Yeah, I've got a mountain in front of me.
And I'm sure gonna lose some blood, sweat and tears.
But I WILL OVERCOME, and drag my crosses along.
Life has been waiting for me, I've just got to let go.
Accept the love and help from who I have,
And thank My God that HE gave me this second chance.

[miss piggy]

Wow that was so moving .And i am sure you will climb that mountain