Episode Details

Would the other version of your life really have been better? I spent three months not getting out of bed at all, and I worked out how to eat with a fork through my hand.

The staff were stacked out, which meant nobody rushed me chewing my food. I still eat the same way today. It took me years to accept an electric wheelchair, and it turned out to be independence rather than defeat. If you had stayed with them, or stayed in that job, you might well have ended up more miserable. We should not be frightened of the side swipes. We should be ready for them.

One thing to try: Next time you catch yourself imagining the better version, ask honestly whether you know that it was better.

In this episode

• (0:03) Inner peace when you have it least and need it most
• (2:23) Three months without getting out of bed at all
• (4:34) Nobody rushing me, because the staff were stacked out
• (6:44) The food was good, because we were in there permanently
• (8:42) Working out how to get a fork through my hand
• (10:51) Giving in, and going for the electric wheelchair
• (13:04) If you had stayed, you might have been more miserable
• (15:14) Would I even have been ready, the other way round?

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Clint, Cheryl, Maureen and Yvonne, the first four patrons.

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Steven

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