{"id":566788,"date":"2023-01-10T09:15:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T08:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/?p=566788"},"modified":"2023-05-15T15:05:29","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T13:05:29","slug":"turning-a-blind-eye-inspiration-shot-january-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/en\/blog\/turning-a-blind-eye-inspiration-shot-january-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Turning a blind eye’ – Inspiration shot January 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘Turning a blind eye’<\/h1>\n

Inspiration shot January 2023<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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\u201cIf you had to choose, would you rather be blind or deaf?\u201d<\/em> Do you remember how you answered this hypothetical question? I always chose sight. Even though I know that sound is important, and being able to have a conversation; as a writer, reader, and traveler I value my eyes the most.
\nSo it was quite a shock when I suddenly had flashes of light in my right eye a few weeks ago. I rushed to the emergency room of an Italian village hospital\u2026 It turned out that part of my retina had detached; I have\u00a0permanently lost partial\u00a0sight in one eye. I gained a lot of inSIGHTs\u00a0from this experience, which I would like to share with you in this inspiration shot.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Retinoschisis<\/h2>\n<\/div>

There is so much to share that I wrote a\u00a0blog about my eye problems and life lessons<\/a>. In short, I appear to have the hereditary disease\u00a0retinoschisis<\/em> in which the retina splits into two layers. So far they were able to stop the further progression with a nasty laser treatment. But sooner or later it will also happen in my other eye, and there is nothing that can be done about it… \ud83d\ude22
\nSo: I have less screen time, no more moves or exercises that put pressure on my face\/eye, and always be alert for sudden moves hits, or falls from now on. It is one of the most impactful things I’ve experienced.
\nWhat I learned despite the shock: is that I can now practice being even more in the moment. That I can trust my own worldview. That I have to learn to see more with my heart. AND: respect for everyone who struggles with reduced vision, because it really takes some adjusting…<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Mental fitness<\/h2>\n<\/div>

Imagine: you are suddenly half-blind in one eye, are still recovering from laser treatment and then you ‘have’ to facilitate a private writing retreat<\/a>… Wouldn’t it be a ‘coincidence’ if that book was ‘mental fitness’?
\nHeidi Stiegelis has developed a model on how to can deal with situations in a ‘healthy’ way, even if you have chronic problems. Together we further developed her ‘Health-Values model<\/a>‘ this week (and ate very well! ). A short video report (in Dutch, sorry!):<\/p>\n<\/div>

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