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FEBRUARY 24

LOVING KINDNESS

SPIRITUAL BALANCE

“The highest wisdom is loving kindness.”

The Talmud

I once used the word “concern” to describe how I felt about my pain and my body’s well-being. However, a dictionary defines concern as “anxiety, worry, apprehension, fear, alarm, distress, or unease.” So concern is really another level of fear, and today, I don’t want to live in fear, of my pain or anything else. So I am not concerned about my body today; I show it loving kindness instead.

When I begin to be concerned for my pain level, I reach into my tools of pain recovery and I remember to feel gratitude for having a higher power in my life. I reach out to help others, thus enlarging my spiritual life and connectedness, especially when the physical, mental, and emotional pain is more than I believe I can handle.

When my pain seems overwhelming, I don’t become concerned. Instead, I act out of loving kindness for myself and focus outward, on what I can do for others; knowing that I can manage my pain, I can live with the feeling, and if I get through today, tomorrow can and will be better.