My State Of Mind

Is Good, and I am so very grateful.  I am still in a phase of wonderment as to how my life has changed in such a good way as of late.  I truly feel as if I have received some miracles that I never could have imagined .  I don't know if this makes any sense but one way I can explain it is that "I just feel lighter".  It has been so many years since I have felt this way and it wasn't for a very long time in comparison to the many years since then.  I never thought that I did not deserve to live my life with less hardship and burden but I never thought that day would come even though I worked hard to maintain my optimism !  I have fallen down many times, but eventually got back up and forged forward.  Many, many years of psychotherapy and My Mind, Body, Spirit work has helped me in putting the past in the past where it belongs and rejoice in the moment . It is so hard to do, but each day I feel I am living with that protective umbrella .

I have always liked the idea that a smile can help ease the strains of life's challenges.  During the periods of difficult times that we all experience at one time or another, it can be so difficult to remember that the energy that we transmit from our body and spirit can influence those around us in how they respond to us, be it avoidance or engagement.  Go ahead, if you want to hide, walk with your head down and the corners of your mouth turned down.  It is a guarantee - if we want to feel invisible.  And, yes, that can be what we want some days when we must go out and we just aren't feeling up to dealing with the stress of the day.  But, that too will pass if we don't forget to let our light shine and don't lose our power to smile .

Don't ask me where all this philosophical stuff came from today .  It just kind of spilled out onto the computer screen .

Lest I forget, I received a wonderful telephone call yesterday from my Granddaughter.  It was so loving, pleasant and healthy . And, needless to say it was a huge surprise ! I count that as another little miracle !!!

Note - Miss Ivy is growing up emotionally more and more each day.  I guess I like calling her Miss Ivy !

Wishing you a Joyous Day and Much Happiness.

Mary

I Have A Story To Tell

I have been very reticent to share a recent experience .  But, here goes .  After the Orthopedic Consultation a month ago I laid out my treatment plan as I talked about in my post Tidbits on February 16.  It was about the second or third day of taking tiny amounts of narcotic medication when I was walking down the hallway of my house and started feeling different than I ever have in the past.  I did not pass out.  I did not fall down.  But, I do remember taking some deep breaths to stimulate oxygenation.  This strange and different feeling did not last long and I think I returned to whatever activity I was engaged in.  It took about a day for me to realize that I no longer had leg pain that had been constant since October 2017 . The pain was always strong in my left hip and traveled all the way down my leg to my ankle .  I would describe the pain as burning, strong and continual day and night.  The heating pad had been of no benefit during the many times I would lie on the sofa in an effort to minimize the severe pain.  The lumbar pain remains the same and is tolerable and very rarely do I take pain medication .

Since the incident in the hallway,  I have been 100% free of pain in my left leg and no longer take pain medication for leg pain.  I have no knowledge of what may have occurred to free me of all left leg pain .  It is the type of incident that some may say "IT IS A MIRACLE".  I can't say "yay or nay".  But, I will say that I am tremendously grateful and continually feel that I am in a state of astonishment .

To me, it feels like my Book of Life has a new chapter title page.  Not sure what it is titled but it is one that encompasses unexpected events that bring joy and freedom to my day-to-day human existence.  Since the beginning of this year, 2018, I have experienced  at least four dynamics that have profound possibility of changing the quality and stress level of my life.  I am walking gently through this labyrinth of straight paths and secret chambers.  I, already feel the rough edges and curling pages of this new chapter of my life.  The roughness is not from feeling tattered and torn but rather from revisiting the pages of beautiful unexpected joy.

After many years of gently paying attention to positive affirmations and the interconnection of Mind, Body and Spirit, I am finding this new chapter very comforting.  It was in the 70's when I first started looking at life through many lenses - - -  reading books, listening to speakers, attending conferences, Thought Exploring in small groups and opening up myself to a myriad of new ways to experience and live a healthy life and never forget how to enjoy and live in the moment to the fullest.  Living in the moment really takes constant effort on my part.  It is so easy to do otherwise.

"Mind, Body, Spirit means that our well-being comes from not just physical health, but from mental health and spiritual health as well.  To be "healthy" we must pay attention to all three aspects of our nature - - - Mind, Body and Spirit."         IT IS A JOURNEY!

NOTE - I changed the date of my road trip to this coming Sunday.

Wishing Everything That Is Good to come Your Way.

Mary