A week ago I wrote on the topic of walking through difficulty.  In essence I wrote about my time of walking through my very own illness.  The month of February thus far has been one large sick time.  I wrote about that fact and that it stopped me from posting as I would like.  Of course in that earlier post I had to admit that there were other distractions that stopped me earlier than February.

This past week has been about walking through my life as I had energy to do so.  I was struggling with little energy to spare.  I would feel good and then I would feel tired and sick again.  I began to realize that the antibiotic that I needed to heal me from the flu and bronchitis/pneumonia/sinus infection was also sapping my strength and energy.  It may have been a few minutes or several hours after taking the med but sometime after swallowing I would begin to feel hazy.  I would lack the focus needed to write, to read, and often to do anything but rest and sleep.

I began to incorporate some tea and additives such as fresh ginger, vinegar (unpasturized), fresh garlic, tumeric, fresh lemon, cayanne pepper, and dried cranberries along with other additives.  These combinations may seem strange and I understand that insight.  However, each of these plants, herbs, and spices brought more energy to my body and mind.

The thought that today was my last dose of medication also kept me focusing on just getting beyond today.  I took the last pill this moring and began to feel a little woozy and tired so I lay down.  I stayed awake and was only down for 30 minutes or so.  I have more energy now than I have exhibited for three weeks.  I can still tell that not everything is completely back to normal.  However, I must be at least 85% of the way to healing. I will continue drinking tea and water and using healing herbs and other health additives in the coming days.

The point that I take from this past week is that walking through is sometimes all that can be done.  The act of putting one foot in front of the other may be all I can do or all you can do.  If one pushes too much, illness is likely to develop or come back with a vengence.

The inspiration I unearth as I sit and type today is one of consistancy.  Consistancy is about continued movement in the same direction.  For the last 3 weeks that consistancy has been all about doing what small things I could do based upon my level of health or side effects of the medicine to treat the illness.  The consistancy that I have engaged in for the last 3 weeks is not my normal level of consistancy.  However, it is my best level considering the circumstance.

Walking through does take consistancy but it also takes faith.  Yes, it’s true that faith in God is very helpful in healing and I engage in that faith continually.  However, that is not exactly the faith of my reference.  By faith I mean a sure and certain believe or determination that I will make it through illness to health again.  In fact it is a faith that my health can be better than before the flu and secondary infections took their toll.  This kind of faith is the direction of the walk.

Without the decision of faith clearing the path through the wilderness of illness it is too easy to give up or to walk in cirles.  Clearly 2 1/2 to 3 weeks is a long time.  Yet it is much shorter than 2 1/2 to 3 months.  Nine years ago I had a very similar bout with flu and secondary infections.  I tried to come back too soon too often.  I was sick all winter.  So I determined to willingly give up a few weeks this time instead of unwillingly give up an entire season.

So the inspiration of walking through has to do with determination, faith, decision, and consistancy.  I hope this has been inspiring for you.  I know the writing and the walking through has been inspiring for me.