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Sarasota News Leader October 5, 2012 wondered: What could I watch on TV? I've never thought about daytime TV at all, unless it was about tennis. I had heard a lot of peo- ple talking about "The View," though. When I turned on the program, I was dumbfounded to see President and Mrs. Obama sitting casually on a long sofa, chatting up all the ladies on the show. Wow. Life is good in recovery. About eight hours later, I was getting really, really bored. (Was it only eight hours?) I'm not used to being forced to be inactive, not being able to just "pick up and go." I like sweating in the hot sun; digging weeds to beautify my garden. I like food shopping Page 84 and preparing home-made meals. And, as a great fan of instant gratification, I even occa- sionally enjoy polishing a window or two and admiring my work. But I also like being healthy — my first pri- ority, a state that enables me to continue to pursue all the various physical activities that I look forward to doing every day. Those 24 long hours of rest might not have included much physical work, but the mental lesson I worked through was very meaningful: Life is an adventure; enjoy the ride. Gardening — and the resulting flowers — can look more and more attractive to someone told not to do it. Photos by Harriet Cuthbert