Y.O.L.O - You Obviously Lyin' or.....Nah?

In 2011, I caught fire. Yes, I mean, I was going up in flames, while doing a rather typical everyday task.  One that I had done at least a thousand times before. Simply cooking dinner. Maybe I'll tell you guys all the gory details some other time. But for now, more than the fire itself,  I want to delve into the aftermath. As my bandages were being changed every couple of days, three things about that routine stood out to me.  Firstly, the process was embarrassing. Secondly, it was painful. And lastly, the wound had a god-awful smell.  The whole ordeal just got to me to thinking differently about healing. I soon concluded that it's near impossible for recovery, of any kind, to be peaches and creme.  Healing is messy, its painful, and proper healing doesn't happen overnight. As uncomfortable as it was, I didn't miss a day of work. But there was no way I could be shouting YOLO either.