Thoughts on Having Covid this Week: Leverage your ‘present’ CONSTRAINTS for a more ‘fulfilling’ future

Send us Fan MailAcceptance of your Fate: Stop wondering about if / what it would be like if you had not been stricken.  Make peace with the fact it has happened.  Viktor Frankl : Define your value through purposeIn Running Ultras:  The worst parts are often when there is still a chance to back out or quit.Panic is the enemy.  It will not serve you.  It may exacerbate the pain / symptomsGratitude: How much time have you spent thinking about the days you were not sick.  Or the days where you did not get a flat, or have a car wreck?Disease should remind us of the fragility of life.  The lack of promise that tomorrow awaits us.Embrace the adversity as a chance to ‘highlight’ your true characterI say highlights because we sometimes find out that our perception does not match the reality.  It can go either way.As a father:  I want to show my children that I can suffer if ned be.Embrace the adversity as a chance to ‘develop’ your true characterWe don’t get tougher from ‘thinking' about jumping in cold waterUltimately: challenges like these will prepare me to face my inevitable death.  How can I leverage my ‘present’ constraints for a more ‘fulfilling’ futureAsk yourself with genuine curiosity:  What insights and enlightenments await me?  How can I use the 'now' for the 'then'Acknowledge, Reflect, AdaptInstagramhttps://sproutspout.com/