Humility in Action

One of the hardest things for the ego about hospitalization is acceptance of where we are and what it will take to recover from the reason we're hospitalized in the first place. Suddenly, so much of what our bodies do in such times can be humiliating... we lose control of things we usually take for granted... like bowel movements or the ability to hold food down when we were put in a damned near alien environment where we were plugged in to so many monitors and machines... so many limitations and restrictions... even to simply breathe takes an oxygen mask. We are told our most important thing we can do is to breathe... the medical staff is there to take care of the rest. Gradually, the perimeters around us are lifted as we take on more responsibility. Recovery often depends on how compliant we are to instruction and that, almost as much as our will-power, can determine when we can be sent home. It is a triad of yielding, will-power properly applied, and that magical extra something... the spiritual booster shot.
     This lesson in humility heen in action in other areas of my life.

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