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As you may know, I have been rehabilitating since my accident in August. I spent two weeks in a hospital, then the next six weeks at a rehabilitation and training facility where I had to learn how to work my body again. Physical workouts two and three times a day is certain to drain your energy - especially when your body uses lots of it's energy on rebuilding bones and muscles too.

Some of my learning experiences during these weeks can be summarized like this:

• I love Life. I truly do. I guess this is something that you first truly realize when you almost die.
•  No matter how hard it is to work yourself back, if you set a goal, you will make it!
• There are always people worse off than you are. I got all my limbs, I will be able to use them all, my brain is still with me, I breath myself. I walk. Heck, I even run already! Most likely, all I'll have left in a years time is a bad experience and some scars!
• Many new friends, who are much closer to grasp what happened than most of my other friends.
• Accidents, strokes and cancer may happen to anyone - there's no difference no matter what layer of the society you come from, no matter what your job is, no matter your income and social status. It just may strike you one day, so better enjoy the time you got!
•  Life changing experiences really are life changing. My direction and purpose of life has become significant, and the accident was an approval to my choices, a way to tell me that I am on the right track.
• Family and friends really do care for you. No matter what you may think today, they are there if you need them, when you need them. I am simply amazed at how my family (a pretty large one) and my friends have been there for me in this period.
• My head did take a hit, and it become more evident by the day. I seem to have forgotten some words, some logic and common knowledge - you know the general consensus that we learn at some point, but is a total waste of time and energy. It is a freedom, but also a challenge as I must concentrate much more than I used to. Even when doing things I love, like writing.
• I get tired - not physical, but in a mindful way, like the head is getting heavy, and my eyes get blurred. So I have learned (still am, to be honest) to relax more, to do things in my own pace, and to accept that some things just takes more time and effort now.
• Life goals are what keeps you going. So set your goals, and start walking!

My best tip to anyone today is to sit back, review your life so far, try to remember the dreams from your childhood and adolescent time.  They are still in you, and I believe that they speak the truth about your life goals. They may seem a bit odd, naive even. But in them, you will find the very base of your life goal, the purpose of your very life.

When you rediscover these dreams of yours, make room for them in your life. For myself, that means I have to quit doing many of the things I have introduced into my life, like the doing of things I do not like. Things that cloak me with importance and haste, and that when I review them later, made no sense to me and my personal journey.

Being happy in life - when you know your life purpose - is about doing less of things you hate, and more of things you love!

Spend your time wisely - it may be over in a split second!