Insanity Day 4: Recovery

Don't let the title of the post fool you, recovery simply means long drawn out squats, stretches, and core exercises. You will hurt from this workout, and it is hard. The biggest difference? My legs aren't quite as sore through the day as they would've otherwise been.

So what did I learn from this one? Recovery is still going to hurt. This one fact has been the tale of my wife and I for the last 6+ months. Last year she had paralyzing abdominal pain. This sucked for both of us (her more than I). It wasn't just the hospital trips, the babysitting schedule, or the grocery list of medications we had to pick up, but the fact that they never truly diagnosed it.

Finally, out of desperation, they decided to remove her gallbladder. After the surgery, the pain was gone. No, they don't know what it was, and no, we really don't care. But since that surgery, we've been in recovery mode. It took a toll financially, emotionally, physically, and even on our relationship. Things are getting better, but they are still moving slowly.

Recovery is a slow process, but it means you're getting stronger. Recovery is the cooling after the trails of fire. They hurt, they are hard, but in the end, they make us stronger. Once the trial is over, it doesn't mean the pain is gone, it means the healing has begun.

From the furnace to the water bath, this spear is getting sharper.