Exuberance Got Me

05/23/2018

With every event, there is a story to tell. Here’s mine. I am blaming my crash on

temporary loss of judgement brought on by exuberance. I was having a great day.

I was with Pablo and the boys in the backyard. Pablo and I were talking about the

house. I mentioned that I had Spencer’s original pencil drawings and he wanted to

see them. We watched as Clara was rocked by Molly. It was idyllic.

We came up to the porch to get closer to the action. I talked to Pablo and Diane

who was then rocking Clara. 

In my exuberance, caused by having my entire family here, a beautiful day and

meeting my granddaughter Clara, I was reckless again. In my rush to get up to the

porch, I totally forgot about the danger lurking ahead and didn’t prepare my chair

for the descent down the path. I have always respected that spot. About half way

down the slope I realized I was screwed. 

I landed on my head. I’m bleeding like a stuck pig. I do a quick triage and my head

is the only thing that appears hurt. Palpate my facial bones and nothing is broken.

Had a little stinger down my right arm but neck feels okay. I have this incredible

wave of gratefulness pass over me. Being truly grateful is a good buzz. Then I start

yelling for help. 

I am so sorry you had to witness my bloody mess. I promise that I am trying to be

careful. I know you all are worried about me. I am conscious of how my actions

affect the family. It’s been a challenge to balance the risk-benefit relationship of

daily life. In my defense, I have been doing pretty well. I have not fallen in a long

time. My body feels great. I fell victim to exuberance of the moment.

I’m now 11 days out. Haven’t missed a day of yoga. I’m still grateful. Grateful that

I’m not hurt and grateful to have a loving family that cares about me.

You know that I always look for the silver lining. There were many in this event.

Here’s one: I should have been way more injured. Other than stitches, I have no

other injuries. Pretty incredible. I think my yoga toned body absorbed the blow amazingly well. It is another tribute to my practice. My core is super strong. I am inspired.

I promise to be careful. I am looking into restraint options for my chair. Please

don’t worry about me. I intend to live the remainder of my life to the fullest (with

caution:).

Love, dad