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A follow on from the "Fog"

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Maggers
Maggers

LEARNING TO SURF

Used to be a high flyer, multi tasking second nature

Never taking my eye from the ball

Intolerant of those not so fast and competent

Total control.

A while ago this was me somewhere in my shadowy past

Rising through the ranks of commerce

And now

Pieces of paper framed on a wall a reminder that once a sharp brain

Resided in my head

I struggle to see through the fog to make connections to the rest of my body.

Rising through the ranks replaced by rising from my bed. An equal challenge for my now

Numb limbs.  Different challenges but challenges all the same

Adjustment time

We cannot change the waves but we can learn to surf.

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  • shelagh6
    shelagh6 Maggers

    Posted

    Great explanation Maggers! (Not the right word but you know what I mean)
  • christine26761
    christine26761 Maggers

    Posted

    Sooo good..Maggers, I can sooo relate to that....I was such a controller..everything had to be just right..I would make sure if it wasn't done properly...I was an office manager and administrator once... ..I didn't know I had Fibro then...but I knew something was going on...then we were ordained pastors..such a different role..more the caring role...not so much goal orientated/driven, this caring for others sooo suited me... lol....taught me sooo much about people, I'm very grateful....then comes the Fibro...then Fog..mmm...recon I must have had Fibro a good 10 years prior to diagnosis.like most of us...reckon my hardest task ever was giving control over ...to be controlled...it's just a laughable memory now but..it was there.....it's funny how we remember things from years ago but sometimes I just forgot what I walked up the hallway for..lol..mmm this Fibro is a shocker, but it has brought me into some beautiful peoples life..:-) xx 
  • Bee70
    Bee70 Maggers

    Posted

    Such true words, I'm sure we can all relate too.

    Thanks for sharing amd have a good day wink x

  • Meg53
    Meg53 Maggers

    Posted

    Maggers you are amazing, absolutely love this poem. I have now discovered a new mantra, 'surf the waves'. I conjures up images of body surfing over Aqua  clear waters on sparkling crystal white crests. Surfing over the pain, discomfort and zombie like tendencies.

    Meg

    🌹🌹🌹

  • anne90395
    anne90395 Maggers

    Posted

    Maggers, hello

    Such lovely words and sentiments. I think many of us can relate to this.

    Take care, Anne

  • tiff74
    tiff74 Maggers

    Posted

    I will second that, we may have lost the fight but the battle goes on xx
    • Maggers
      Maggers tiff74

      Posted

      Indeed - battle may be lost but the war continues. PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) Onwards and upwards!
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