Surviving Surgery

So I survived having half my thyroid removed from my body. It’s kinda crazy to think that I had my throat cut open and something that was a part of my was removed. The only evidence that it was ever there is the nice little scar they left on my neck. I like to joke that you should see the other guy. Even though it was something that was causing me problems, and is a great thing that it is gone, it’s still weird to think about how it is gone. It had been apart of me for my entire life until now. The stiffness in my neck every time I try to move is the only reminder of what I went through. The past life I lived ailed by this thing in my neck that didn’t want me to live a normal life. It’s a weird metaphor I know and maybe i am overthinking this.

In your life there is this thing that we all know is bad for you but we don’t want to get rid of it because we fear the pain that removing it will cause. Sometimes we go through life knowing things are an issue but are too afraid to let them go because we fear the pain that will be created in the moment when we decide to let it go. Maybe its a person or a thing you do. If it wasn’t for someone pointing it out and showing me the cause I would have never know that there was an issue. I thought my life just felt like this and didn’t know any better. I didn’t see that there was another option for the way my life could be lived. I was scared to search out the answers because I was afraid of what I would find.

We can’t be the wisest person in our lives. We need wiser people around us to look at us and tell us where to go next. We need guidance and to trust those who go before us. If there is one lesson I’ve learned through this experience is to not settle. You may feel like this is just how life is but maybe there is more out there for you. You may be living an okay life when there is greatness out there waiting for you. I don’t know the effects of how my life will be better now that this problem is gone but I’m sure in time it will reveal itself.

Remember life is just a bunch of lessons for us to learn. Through every choice and circumstance we find ourself in we have new things to learn. We have never really made it anywhere. The destination can always change but we are always on the journey. Learning from life and those who have gone before us. You may have something scary coming up in your life. You are not alone in whatever it is you are going through. There are others who have been there and there are lessons you can learn that can help you come out on the other side.

I learned that by facing my fear of going under the knife I can live a healthier happier life. What is something you are anxious about or fear today? By sharing what you are going through you may just find the key to unlock the courage to conquer your fear and overcome that thing that is holding your life back.

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