Thursday, February 01, 2018

Feeling Good About Pain


As has been the case with my Barefoot Wordsmith blog, I have been sorely neglecting this AladdinFoot blog. Shame on me. I can do better. And doing better is the topic of today’s discussion. 2018 is now one month old, and I’m not yet sure it’s any better than 2017. In fact, given that I’m at present in pain as the result of a recent hernia operation, it actually feels a little worse than last year at this point. BUT…the operation was a necessary surgery, and now it’s done and I’m on the mend, so looked at in this light, I’m better off than before the surgery.

Fascinating.

Right there is an example of something I can do to make 2018 better: I can reshape my attitude. My current pain is not unnecessary suffering, but rather a sign that something unpleasant (hernia) has been fixed.  I can focus on the positive. It won’t make the pain go away, but it will make me feel better about the pain.

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