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FEBRUARY 4

MOVEMENT TOWARD SPIRITU AL CONNECTION

SPIRITUAL BALANCE

“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.”

Louisa May Alcott

In my active addiction, I had been in fear of making my pain worse, so I would make every attempt to move as little as possible. Early in my pain recovery, I was unaware of what would alleviate my pain and what would exacerbate it. Just thinking about getting out of bed or walking to the mailbox would cause my body to tense up in fear of the pain that was to come. While it’s true that simple acts such as these may make my pain momentarily worse, going into them full of tension and fear only makes the pain that much more difficult to bear.

I have learned in recovery to work on improving my inner strength and my spiritual balance to help alleviate these fears. Movement is not my enemy, and I do not need to walk through my pain with any fear. I have a relationship with a higher power that takes each new step with me—physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Each day, each step, each new movement brings me new knowledge of the best ways to manage and live with my pain. As long as I am actively seeking this knowledge, I do not have any reason to fear movement.

I move about freely to the best of my ability. I embrace movement as my friend, and with each move I make in the physical world, I’m increasing my inner strength to handle a life with chronic pain.

Meditations for Pain Recovery

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