Pt.2 (btw the thing you do)

We left one thing out. 

We have:

1. Recovery days.

2. Recovery moments. 

3.

But we didn’t discuss injuries. 

How long does it take you to recover from an injury? 

My guess..

it depends on the extent of the injury and what steps you take on your road to recovery. 

Some people get injured and do nothing. 

They expect the injury to take care of itself. 

Only to realize later, it doesn’t quite work like that. 

And some people get injured and come back too soon. 

They are of no use to anyone, and often cause more harm to themselves. 

But what happens when the injury occurs in the context of generosity and your feelings?

What do you do? 

Do you ignore it, and let it fester up at a later date? 

Someone just offended you. 

Someone took your kindness for weakness.

Someone took advantage. 

You gave and gave and gave and no-one appreciated you. 

They still wanted more.

You are upset. You are hurt. You are disappointed.

Injured..

You say…

“I’m never do anything for anyone else ever again!”

“Well that’s the last thing I’ll ever do for..!”

“No more freebies!” 

Or..

Do you look within to see what part of you is injured? 

Is this an old injury you never addressed? 

Is this the injury you never fully healed from? Did you come back too soon?  

This can’t be your highest self.

Is it?…

Your most generous self?

What if..

You asked yourself, “Now that I’m injured, what is the best thing for me to do?”

What might be possible? 

Could you learn from your mistakes and still be generous when given the next opportunity? 

Could you learn what it means to be generous to others and still have boundaries?

Or..

that having boundaries is indeed generous, allows you to be more generous, and helps protect you from injuring you?

Maybe the question is much simple..

What can you do to stay in the game?