This is Zélie, my daughter, less than a week ago.
She chose this photo to invite her friends to celebrate her 10th birthday with her.
With a theme based on gymnastics, her passion.
That’s Zélie today.
Both legs broken after an accident on Saturday at her long-awaited gym camp. (she’s still smiling😀)
A difficult time for our family
For Zélie first
- She is in pain, especially the first few days.
- She can’t move.
- She will not be taking part in the upcoming competitions for which she had prepared so hard.
- She had to cancel her first music concerts.
- School and her friends…
Everything she loves stopped in an instant.
For the family around her
- We feel helpless in the face of her suffering.
- The logistics. Carrying her, transporting…
- Our family trip to Vietnam that we’d been planning for a year had to be cancelled…
How my journal helped me regain perspective
Like many parents, seeing my children suffer is one of the hardest things.
When I am not close to Zélie to support her, I sometimes quickly lose my perspective with pointless questions.
- Why again (two years ago, she already broke her leg skiing)
- Why her, why now
- How could I have prevented this…
The journal helps me find clarity
Rereading my diary from two years ago, after Zélie’s skiing accident, I rediscovered my fears and feelings at that difficult time.
And I also read how we got through it as a family and became stronger.
In an instant, I distanced myself from my bad questions, regained perspective and became a better parent.
How to support and help her move forward?
Food, rest, rehabilitation, examples of champions who have returned to their best level after an accident… My wife and I will help her get back in top shape as soon as possible.
Conclusion
I am often asked “What is the point of writing in a journal?”.
Among other things, to reflect better by:
- Intentionally learning from our experiences.
- Gaining distance
- Imagining our desired future instead of a non-negotiable past
And you, how could you use your journal to try to improve yourself?
If you’d like to start writing in your journal, these resources can help.
- Want to start keeping a diary but don’t know where to start? 11 ideas that might help. (from my last 7 years of daily writing)
- 10 reasons why I’ve been writing in my diary every day for 7 years. (which might inspire you)
- 7 hidden keys from my 2023 diary that could help you accelerate your projects…
- The power of the diary: how to overcome problems and make your dreams come true?
- 6 lessons from my 2022 diary (that might help you)
- The secret to writing in your diary every day.
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