Messages from Twelve Wise Ones

Do You Want a Vibrant Life without Pain? May 16, 2018

I hear and witness so many people who feel their life is somewhat restricted or slowed down due to arthritis or other aches, pains, and health limitations.  I too, had been putting some limitations on my activities and even my posture due to a back fusion a few years ago.  But in last couple years, I have had a breakthrough and discovered that it was fear of hurting myself in some way that was causing self-protection, which itself became the pain.  My unconsciously tightened muscles around my spine became stiff and sore over time. So rather than operate with caution, I increased my yoga, added more exercise and walked farther, and I started feeling great and younger!

What I have been inspired to share is this understanding. Unfortunately, the path of least resistance is followed by most people. But doing nothing and creating a less active world, leads to apathy, suppression, denial, and guilt. Families and individuals for generations have gone down this path, leading to more disappointment, depression, disabling consequences, and even early death.

But you need to know this. Choices are always available to do more, to grow, to enlarge oneself, to seek opportunity, to delve deeper and to live a life that is more exhilarating, bright and joyful. Why would anyone choose anything else? And yet, the unenhanced and undeveloped life is the path chosen by most and they begin allowing their lives to decline.  You can change that when you understand remarkable lives are actually the result of actively engaging and choosing opportunities from a myriad of possibilities when you are open. Life is meant to be enjoyed with aspiration and continuing advancement:  physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually!!!

Unconscious physical self-protection, just like emotional protection, results in caution, limited mobility, lack of adventure, stiffness, and the lack of excitement. The restrictions become painful walls, resulting in stiff limbs and joints, and shortened lives.  Again, why would anyone choose this? Only if they don’t know their ability to take charge.

Bone and joint disease, in many cases, is result of atrophy:  results from fear of pain, avoiding movement that may hurt, resulting physical protection that worsens the disease and causes change in pain. Unfortunately, humans are slowly dying and debilitating themselves. It’s time to choose a different life experience.  Instead, rebuild, rejoice, restore, and rejuvenate by going through the self-protection.  It is your choice!!

Choose to be alive and not in a continual decline and you will be the witness to yourself of these words. Be alive! Live fully! You will live lives that are unattainable when operating in fear, remorse, guilt and shame.  Live vibrantly and share your gifts a passion and love. Self-appointed limitations are just that, and they prevent individuals from experiencing all that they came to do.

Flood your life with experiences. Days will be filled with expansion, activity, friends, action, encounters, and happiness. You were meant to be happy and healthy. Embracing fear and choosing ways to expand your physical limits and the actions will lift you to new heights. Align with your soul an dedicate yourself to good health and a remarkable life of freedom and joy!!

I invite you to read, Back in Control, by David Hanscom, MD, a spine surgeon at Swedish Hospital, for more information about pain, the brain and pain, and designing your own care.