One thing MS has driven home relentlessly is that I simply can’t move as I once did.
Weakness has highlighted that I now have quite a limited tank of gas when it comes to endurance, and spasticity is quite significantly reduced when I just walk more slowly.
But it’s a hard thing to mentally adjust to. I’m finally beginning to find it sometimes happening without active focus – unless there’s something to distract me. Walking with kids; in a bustling shopping centre; going somewhere to a deadline.
Yet I hope the mental transition does complete soon. I feel so much more at peace and confident in my ability to get where I need, when I walk slower. It also highlights though, that the necessity of mindfulness is here to stay. And perhaps that’s not a bad thing – not only for MS movement/temperature/etc, but also for work.