RED SEA CROSSINGS: Blood Memoirs #1 (bright light) Catherine L. Johnson 1994
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December 27, 2011
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Valuable Information
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The Message of Pain
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Both emotional and physical pain
are messages that we need
to stop
and
pay attention.
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When we feel pain,
our first impulse is often to eradicate it
with medication
( drugs, alcohol and any behaviors that numb)
This is an understandable response,
but sometimes in our hurry to get rid of pain,
we forget that it is the body’s way
of letting us know that it needs our attention.
A headache can inform us that we’re hungry or stressed
just as a sore throat might be telling us that we need to rest our voice.
If we override these messages instead of respond to them,
we risk worsening our condition.
In addition, we create a feeling of disconnectedness
between our minds and our bodies.
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Physical pain is not the only kind of pain,
that lets us know our attention is needed.
Emotional pain provides us with valuable information
about the state of our psyche, letting us know
that we have been affected by something
and that we would do well to focus our awareness inward.
Just as we tend to a cut on our arm by cleaning and bandaging it,
we treat a broken heart by surrounding ourselves
with love and support.
In both cases, if we listen to our pain we will know what to do to heal ourselves.
It’s natural to want to resist pain,
but once we understand that it is here to give us valuable information,
we can relax a bit more, and take a moment to listen
before we reach for medication.
Sometimes this is enough to noticeably reduce the pain,
because its message has been heard.
Perhaps we seek to medicate pain because we fear
that if we don’t, it will never go away.
It can be empowering to realize that,
at least some of the time,
it is just a matter of listening
and responding.
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The next time you feel pain,
either physical or emotional,
you might want to try listening to your own intuition
about how to relieve your pain.
Maybe taking a few deep breaths will put an end to that headache.
Perhaps writing in your journal about hurt feelings will ease your heart.
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Ultimately, the message of pain
is
ALL
about
healing.
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I teach an Aquatic program for those with Arthritis-
emotional stress exacerbates pain-
arthritis or not.
Exercise releases endorphins- a natural painkiller
which also wicks away depression.
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CATHERINE L. JOHNSON 
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