| Reality Check - 071004 |
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 Well, today was an epiphany for me! I was feeling sorry for myself over the past few days. For those of you who’ve kept up with my Web Log (Blog), you know that I took an Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) on Monday. Now, what you did not know was that I hobbled and limped around like a “gimp” for days afterward. The reason . . . plantar fasciitis! The plantar fascia is the flat band of tissue (ligament) that  connects your heel bone to your toes. It supports the arch of your foot. If you strain your plantar fascia, it gets weak, swollen, and irritated (inflamed). Then your heel or the bottom of your foot hurts when you stand or walk. Plantar fasciitis is common in middle-aged people. It also occurs in younger people who are on their feet a lot, like athletes or soldiers. It can happen in one foot or both feet.
Now, here's the deal . . . I went to a physical therapist on Tuesday, 2 October 2007. She gave me some orthotic arch supports and a splint to sleep in - ensuring my left foot stayed at a ninety (90) degree angle while I sleep. The splint was a little uncomfortable, so I returned today to try and inquire if I could receive a boot-type splint with velcro.
While I was there, I observed two local nationals - one was in the physical therapy area with his left leg amputated just above the knee. The other was in in the waiting area in a wheel chair with both legs amputated just above the knees.
I thought to myself . . . here I am, whining and complaining because I can barely run an eight mile course just over eight minutes per mile . . . AND I'm feeling sorry for myself because of plantar fasciitis! I was upset and pleading with God . . . why did I have to experience this pain and temporary setback in my physical fitness regimin. BUT - at least I've still got both of my legs, knees, ankles, and feet. AND - my condition is treatable if I just use my head! I need to be THANKFUL for all things . . . especially my minor ailments that really . . . are nothing compared to the eternal glory that awaits those who are faithful!
4:16 Wherefore we faint not; but though our outward man is decaying, yet our inward man is renewed day by day. 4:17 For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory; 4:18 while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
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