Reset
Pressing the reset button, whether willingly or forced to do so, still provides you with a valuable opportunity to start over in some capacity. It’s a chance to replace bad habits with good clean habits and to step back reflect and take a hard look at what is truly necessary to move forward. This process allows you to find a path toward progression, even when you feel trapped in a difficult situation where there seems to be no end in sight.
Sepsis can have that profound effect if you are fortunate enough to survive and come through the other end of this terrible ordeal not too badly scarred. In a sense, it’s like having the reset button activated where you might have the opportunity to approach life differently, with different outcomes. It offers a second chance to truly grasp and hold onto life with both hands, appreciating it in ways you may never have before.
The part that truly bothers me about this reset and second chance is that it often takes something as fierce and life-altering as Sepsis to make you realize that nothing in life matters more than your health and the people you love. It’s not your big fancy house, your expensive car, your lavish lifestyle, or even your popularity—if you’re into that sort of thing. Sepsis doesn’t care about your house, your car, your lifestyle, your friends, or even your family. And least of all, it definitely doesn’t care about you personally. All Sepsis cares about is death and destruction. So, if you have fought hard and come through that battle, why wouldn’t you want to change your lifestyle, your attitude, and your basic outlook on life? Some people do, and some don’t—my guess is that we’re all different and have alternative views on life shaped by our own experiences. It’s truly sad to think that if you were given a second chance, you might not grab it with both hands and run with it, holding onto it so fiercely that no one could ever take that gift away from you again. And yet, shockingly, some people simply don’t.
It is a gradual progression of harmful habits that become so deeply ingrained in your foundation that a complete reset becomes absolutely necessary to change them. This reset allows you to replace those negative patterns with good, solid habits that are clear, decisive, and sustainable over the long term. These positive changes will ultimately contribute to your overall progression and recovery, guiding you back to some form of normality and well-being. Importantly this reset doesn’t always have to be something as severe as Sepsis; sometimes a simple period of rest and reflection is enough to initiate meaningful change. Without taking this crucial step to pause and reset, true progression becomes impossible, and you risk remaining stuck on a plateau—an endless grind of bad habits that can ultimately lead to burnout or even destruction.
My blog on Habits explores this topic in much greater detail, but I always find myself returning to the importance of good habits and the 7-step plan. They have played such a crucial and foundational role in the entire reset process that for me completing this reset would have been impossible without them. Now, with the 7-step plan consistently running in the background like an automated computer program, I find it much easier to navigate any problems that arise, giving me a steady framework to rely on during challenging times.
But please don’t be fooled—this journey has taken a significant amount of time and a great deal of hard work for me to reach a point where I feel comfortable moving forward. Even now, it requires consistent effort and dedication every day. However, I have developed a solid set of habits that help make my life's daily challenges and efforts much easier to handle and navigate.
Right or wrong, surviving sepsis for me was actually the easier part of this incredibly difficult journey, which is no small achievement. However, the real battle for me lies in the ongoing progress and careful maintenance of aftercare, Self-preservation and support is always appreciated and helpful, but ultimately, it’s up to each individual to make the necessary changes and actively push for their own progression.
Take care, keep going don’t stop
