But it’s frustrating when something like an illness or an unforeseen emergency sets you back. Personally, I get this feeling of loss because of the time that has passed in which I could have been productive. So I have been working hard to try to catch-up. But that can be counter-productive too.

I was talking to a friend about this and he chided me for my impatience. He reminded me that we all build up momentum in whatever we do and that when we take a break (whether it’s enforced or voluntary), it’s unrealistic to expect that you’re going to be able to go back at full speed straightaway.

He told me that it’s like an athlete returning from injury. OK, they may be the Olympic champion, or the world record holder, but when they get back on the track, they aren’t expected to go breaking records straight away. An athlete’s fitness is built up over many months, sometimes years. After returning, they need to build up their stamina and endurance without going too hard otherwise they can just break down again with the old injury, or maybe something worse.

That may be an extreme example, but he figured that the same thinking applies to regular folks like us in our own walks of life. And I think that he’s right.

Anyway, as I have got back in to the swing of things, I have been working on a couple of interesting ideas that I am hoping to roll out in the near future. So watch this space !