Pain has a way of clipping our wings

Step into the possibility of being pain free.

What actions are you taking toward being chronic pain free in the space of possibility? Do you BELIEVE it's possible to be free of chronic pain?

A friend of ours shared a story with us that I want to share with you. Here it is:

An old man and his grandson were sitting on the front porch and the dog was howling. The boy says "Paw, how come the dog's a howlin'?" The old man says "cuz he's settin' on a nail." The boy asks "Why don't he move?" The old man says "Cuz it don't hurt enough."

We are like that. If our pain doesn't hurt "enough" to truly STOP us the activities, stresses, and pressures of daily life take precedent over taking care of ourselves. We are "comfortable" and any change in our routine or patterns is uncomfortable so really focusing on the goal "be pain free" or any other related health goal, making a plan and taking new action doesn't happen. We like to be in our comfort zone or perhaps better termed our "familiar zone." As human beings we are so conditioned this way that we stay the way we are even when we are uncomfortable with our chronic pain. It doesn't hurt enough.

Well I am here to remind you or tell you that even those low levels of chronic pain that aren't stopping you dead in your tracks and yet they are slowing you down, keeping you from doing some of the things you want in life - those levels of pain keep you from being who you are really meant to be.

One of my favorite quotes in this arena is:
Pain has a way of clipping our wings and keeping us from being able to fly ... and if left unresolved for very long, you can almost forget that you were ever created to fly in the first place. – Wm. Paul Young

Have you forgotten you could fly? Are you stuck in your familiar zone? It's not too late to do something about it. One small action and then another.

You know, to really hold onto your goals and to make real change requires having a bigger WHY. What do you really want in your life that you don't have now, perhaps because of the chronic pain? Spend time with that question. Write it down in a journal or just on a piece of paper. Reflect. Write down what comes to mind. Pick it up and put it down until you have it all out. Let the "what I REALLY want" pull you forward. You will get off the nail.

Let us know if you need help. We believe in you.
To your best health -