Hidden Blessings

No one likes to be sick. Lets face it, being sick is no fun...you cough you sneeze you feel down right miserable, believe me, I know.. I have just spent the past week in bed being sick. Yet its times like these when we can learn our greatest lessons. This past week I have learned and observed several things. I have learned that even though I am an adult and an extremely independent person at times I still need to be humble and accept help when I need it. I cant always do everything myself (even though I try). Being sick allowed me to humble myself and ask others for help this week when I needed it. In being sick I learned that I have people who love me and that I don't always have to do everything myself and it's okay to let others help sometimes.
Second I got to experience the overwhelming kindness of others. I had posted on my Facebook page about being ill, not only did I have many well wishes for me to get better , I had people private message me to check on my well being over the course of the week. When I attempted to go to work the other day my boss took one look at me and responded with a " you are sick, you don't need to be here working , if your not well go home rest and take care of yourself." Over the past few days I have continued to experience friends and co-workers kind words as I continue to get better.
A third blessing from being sick is kicking my sugar addiciton. I love sugar way to much. Well over the course of being sick I lost my appetite, when I finally gained it back all I wanted was healthy foods. I no longer had the desire for all the sugary foods I had desired before instead I wanted healthy foods such as soups and fresh fruit. It feels so good to be back to eating healthy again!
A few weeks back I slipped on a patch of ice and twisted my pelvis pretty badly. Needless to say I was in a good amount of pain over the next coming days. What my body needed was rest for healing.  Anyone who knows me well knows even when I am in pain I hate to slow down and rest. Over the course of being sick I had plenty of opportunity to stay still and rest and heal my body. Being sick forced me to slow down and take the time I needed to rest and heal.
So what am I getting at with all of this? What am I trying to say? Being sick this past week has shown me all that I can be thankful for and while it was no fun being sick It did make me step back and see how blessed I truly am. Blessed with a boss and co-workers and a family who care to a chance to fully recover from other injuries and a chance to gain back my healthier life style.