Mindfullness

Inthe past, whenever Ioverheard someone mention mindfullness, Ialways thought it was some kind of abstract concept used by peoplwho meditate all of the time, the idea of it went right over my head. nowadays though, Ihave to be mindfull of everything I do if Iwant tioensure Iam doing it correctly.the simplest of tasks require my utmost attention;  walking myself through each and every step for example: brushing my treeth 1) go into the bath room, 2)get out my tooth brush, the purple one 4) get out the toothpaste 5) get the toothbrush wet 6) put the toothbrush in my left hand, my hand can now grip some things, and it helps my recovery to make it do things like hold my toothbrush or hold a banana as Ipeel it. 6) 7) put the tooth paste on the tooth brush.8) brush teeth and make sure to brush all of them, Itend to forget thef tside of my mouth and clean up any mess Imake, Ithink this constitutes mindfullness even when Iam watching TV Imake sure to pay close attention to what I'm watching because Ifeel so lucky to still be drawing breath and to have a big 'ol Tv to watch and an elrctric blanket to snuggle under, Iwant to be sureIsoak inall of the good stuff I can.

Victory!

My war with the stairs is still being waged, although I do believe I won the day yesterday. At the end of the nightIstarted up the first set of stairs and took a little bathroom break before moving onto the next set and on the verge of tears, I climbed those stepsThehing that is helping me most is this really hilarious song my husband made up about me getting to the top of th stairs and conquering my fear, I repeat it to myself as I climb, it keeps my mind occupied and off of thinking about falling, it helps me stay focused on my body and what i'm doing, so if I get a little off balance,  Idon't freak out,but stay calm, now Ijust move up th stairs slowly now, standing at or walking near the top of the stairs still paralyzes me, but I'm mastering it, I just repeat the song to myself and go slowly, step by step.