I've been pinned!

Here's an updated picture of the finger. I've got some fancy pins holding things together. I was going to ask the Doc to put pins through my entire body, mind and spirit so that I could hold things together. Having taken a big bite of a crap sandwich this year invites some days where I don't feel very positive and things can appear to be falling apart. I know that it depends completely on my own outlook. Too much time spent worrying about the future can be a sure way of stopping you in your tracks and make you feel like sinking in quicksand. So what to do...
Stay present. Easier said than done of course.
I have a friend who experienced a terrible car crash and had several operations and spent a great deal of time in therapy. When I told her about my crash and that I couldn't tattoo for a couple months she offered this advice.

"You will be on an emotional roller coaster for quite some time. You will be sad, angry and depressed. You can not fall into that black hole. You have to let yourself heal, go through physical therapy and when you feel like giving up,  instead of giving yourself reasons why you can't (go on) give yourself reasons why you can."

Her accident was tenfold compared to my crash and she came through stronger and happier than before. I know she's telling me to stay positive and keep moving past those black holes. I've got a motorcycle waiting to bring me to the far corners of the states to explore more of this land and in turn more of my own mind. That's a pretty damn good reason for starters, for this "ole" biker...

Peace, Jim