15/09/2026
Today, I cut the grass.
And honestly, I was really happy to be doing it.
Sounds a bit strange, doesn’t it?
But since having my ankle surgery, it’s been one of those simple things I’ve really missed.
Cutting the grass is my quiet time.
No phone.
No emails.
No meetings.
No thinking about what’s next.
Just me, the garden and the mower.
It’s a chance to switch off for a while.
And today, being able to do it again made me realise something...
It’s often not until you can’t do something that you appreciate being able to do it.
We take so much for granted.
Being able to walk.
Being able to move.
Being able to work.
Being able to do the things we enjoy.
Being able to switch off.
Until something happens that takes one of those things away.
It’s made me think differently about recovery too.
We spend so much time talking about performance, productivity and getting things done.
But sometimes looking after the person is the thing that allows the performance to happen.
So today, I cut the grass.
And I enjoyed every minute of it.
What’s your version of cutting the grass?
That simple thing that gives you a bit of quiet time and lets you switch off?
