So just when I was when I thought I had ensconced myself beautifully in the saddle and was able to almost do the Joey -Tribianni- of- cycling- “How you doin’?” – I fell off my bike!

Not literally, figuratively. I hit a wall.

I was fine one minute and not at all fine the next. How does that happen? You are seemingly in perfect health and next minute, spots in front of your eyes and wham! – migraine? I have not had a headache like this since I was 14, and for those of you who do not know, that was a loooooong time ago. It would not have been so bad, if I was at home or at work or somewhere other than spending a day at a client! It is easy to get filled with the hubris of your own health, the assuredness of your body doing exactly what it is supposed to and then when it doesn’t it is quite alarming and rather embarrassing, but a wonderful reminder that we are all human and as much as we think we are in control, we live with a thin illusion that we are in the driver seat. Most of the time we are allowed to think we are invincible, but we are not, it reminded me of a quote from a Resilience Program, I did a few years ago – “Most Executives, think their bodies are just things that take their heads to meetings.” Mmmmmmh, not far from the truth, it can be difficult to pick up the little signals that you need to slow down and even when you do, it can be hard to do something about them when you have so many pressing and seemingly important things to do. BUT, there is one thing that is definitely unavoidable, when your body decides it will not go any further, it needs to be fixed before anything else can be done. It is the great leveller, like the baggage carousel at the airport!

So, if I have been quiet, I have been putting my ego back together, fragile little thing that it is, I have nursed my head and the Osteo has unclicked whatever it was that I did to my neck; my sense of humour has been reinstalled and now I am ready to face the world again. I will try to do this with a bit more regard for the physical side of myself that tirelessly carries me to all the maniacal things I get up to.

Thanks body for falling over, I will try to take better care of you, just try to give me more subtle reminders when I stray…please!

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