Swift Kick in the Butt ?

I've been feeling rather blah the last couple of days. 

Inactive,  which,  considering I'm 5 days post-op is to be expected,  but I'm tired of being tired.   And tired of laying around.  There's not much I can do at this point in my recovery (don't worry,  it was an elective procedure,  and I'm fine !) as I'm dealing with activity restrictions while my body heals.

Now pre-op,  I wouldn't call myself uber-active by any stretch of the imagination.   But I did manage to do SOMETHING almost every day,  if even for 30 minutes.   Which I guess is something.    And now,  I'm feeling sidelined in that I can't really do ANYTHING for more than a few minutes.

This morning I'm feeling sorry for myself kinda,  even though I know that in the long run I did what I needed to do in order to make future activity and goals more achievable.  I'm more than a little emotionally fragile  this morning, and so when an old highschool friend posted this link to his Facebook this morning,  I immediately watched it,  got all weepy (yes,  I cried a little)  and then thought to myself .... what the heck ???  If  this guy  could get results like that starting off in a place WAY WORSE than I'm in,   what have I got to lose by trying ?

It usually takes some kind of smack in the face (or kick in the butt, perhaps)  to make me see what I really can accomplish with some determination.

Fortunately for me,  I have the most loving, understanding partner standing by me,  listening to me gripe,  then gently prodding me to be the best person I can be.  Knowing that I have that kind of support in my life makes me so very thankful.   And he's willing to kick my butt when I really need it !

So,  here's my $1.00

I'm heading out for a short walk.   Because that's a start.   And it's better than nothing