"I Like it Like That..."

It's amazing the way that a day can change a mindset. That sounds really stupid, but my injury has given me cause to reflect on the way that so much happens in 24-hours. Yesterday, my leg was bothering me in a way that it hasn't for several weeks. I was somewhat down, thinking about the fact that I've really done everything I can think of to make this healing process go more smoothly. I've done physical therapy for twice as long as they claim would have been necessary, I've stopped doing physical therapy, I've prayed, I've rested for days at a time, I've done light activity, I've jogged/walked a 5K, I've stretched, yada yada yada. You get the picture. The point is that it seems like there's no rhyme or reason for my leg hurting or not hurting, as the days go by. It's random. In law school and in my life generally, I operate on the assumption that most things can be explained by logic, which is what makes this injury so troubling. A friend tried to cheer me up yesterday by reminding me that I'll pull through it simply because that's what I do. I appreciated the thought, but I also told him that I was pretty much giving up.

Fast forward to today.

I woke up and started off the day on a really positive note. For the first time in a while, I rolled over while in bed and didn't feel any shooting pains. Strange, I thought. After I dragged myself out of bed, I got on the scale for the first time in weeks, and I had lost 1.6 lbs. I'm not sure if that was the result of not really eating yesterday due to my hip pains and consequent lack of mobility or something magical in the Insomnia Cookie I ate last night, but I'll take it. Next, I walked down the stairs and noticed that my leg wasn't having its regular issues. The aforementioned notwithstanding, it's not perfect, but, compared to yesterday, today is amazing. Add to that a study break to eat dinner (and more cookies) while catching up with a friend who I hadn't talked to in a while...recipe for awesome. It's weird for me to think that these two consecutive days have been opposite extremes, and I'm just hoping that tomorrow doesn't switch back to the bad side. Here's hoping this is a positive trend and doesn't have a sudden crash. Maybe the solution is to get Tim Tebow to pray for my leg...I wonder if it works that way. Hmmm...

On that note, back to my silly take-home exam.

Hope y'all are doing well.


Un besito muy grande,
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