Funny that I didn’t even make the connection any sooner. Last week I painted the portrait Walking the Path and made a video of the process for the #lovesummerart Art Video Festival.

Walking the Path… I’ve gone through quite a difficult period when it comes to walking. Eight weeks after my knee surgery I was allowed to walk without crutches again, and so I thought I would of course be able to walk at that point. Not the case though. I won’t go into all the details, but it has been quite a difficult period for me. Lots of inner critic stuff, fears etc.

Now since a few weeks I’ve changed from seeing a regular physical therapist to a Cesar therapist and a whole new world is opening up. I’m really learning to connect with my body again, and start from there. It’s a 180 degrees turn. Instead of forcing my body to get it back working again, I’m learning to listen to the signals that my body is giving me and follow that healing process. Little by little I’m starting to trust it. It’s quite a painful process in many ways, but also healing in many ways.

And now slowly, very slowly, I am starting to walk again. Well, kind of walking. Small steps. It’s costing me a lot of effort and I’m only doing very short distances, but it’s a start. And I feel good about it. So yes, I’m definitely walking the path these days…

And now off to the therapist! 🙂