They say we ‘crawl before we walk,’ but it’s when we learn to walk that we also experience falling. What happens when a great fall turns walking into leaning, specifically on a crutch? The thought intrigued me. If it is true that once must crawl before they walk, when we fall, it makes most sense to go back to the origin of crawling.
Crawling looks different for all of us. For some, crawling may be living independently after divorce. For others, crawling is the adventure of starting a business after years of being an employee. Crawling isn’t necessarily physical. It’s Mental and also Spiritual. Our minds are constantly hit with battles and fights that we aren’t always prepared to fight. Things happen and our minds are often the parts of us left with the most scars.
The war is over!!! You’re no longer on the battlefield, but I can’t believe that for you.
Recently I had to face myself. I had to remind myself that the battle is over. I got so accustomed to fighting and looking for enemies that I didn’t notice when the victory flag was actually waved. In life we can be so blinded by trauma that we miss the moment for therapeutic rehabilitation. Our minds are attacked by memories of what was, but our Spirits are aware of what is.
Just as crawling requires two legs, victory requires both the mind and the spirit to be on one accord.
Knowing the thing to do isn’t good enough. Once you learn to walk, no one has to tell you how. It’s the injury that leads to the need for the crutch and the crutch becomes so essential to us that we forget we knew how to walk without it. Yes, you’re hurt. You’ll probably hurt for the rest of your life for one reason or another. Pain is a vital sign. Pain means you’re living. Life means You Won.
The crutch only works as long as you employ it!
So, throw down the crutch, go back to the basics & crawl until you walk!
Your mind, your spirit & your body will Thank You. Most of all, Destiny appreciates You.
I am Eryka
Eryka I AM 