a glimmer of hope

I put on a brave front, but in my heart of hearts i thought it was over once i was diagnosed with an acl tear. Elite professional athletes struggled to recover from this deadly injury; what chance did i have?

Never would i have imagined i could feel the exhilaration from moving at full speed again. Granted, it wasn't my actual full speed, but it was close enough for me to feel a touch of it. And it was something i never expected to feel again.

I never would have guessed that the first time in 2 and a half years i could move at this speed was not on the basketball court, but playing catching on the beach. The game awoke the young man in me who is still alive, and i let go of my inhibitions and moved at at least 70% of the teenage kai. I might never be able to leap from bar to bar like the kai of old, but i have realized something.

70% is good enough for me.

And this is only 45% through my official rehab period. I have hope now.

I think i can reach at least 80-90% of my old self.

I have hope again.