While Healing …

Healing seems so basic, and I have learned it takes time. Once the surgeries and the complications ended my physical healing started. Then a few years later my emotional healing started and I didn’t really understand that my mind was not at the same place as my body for healing.
I learned how to put a shield of armor up to be strong for each surgery and to be ready to fight. Now, I had to learn how to put balance in my life.

It is easy for others to say to relax so you can heal. I learned it was harder to practice. I had a “to-do” list in my mind, and sometimes my mind and body were at odds with each other. Ultimately, who won the battle? My body or my mind? The needs of both sometimes seemed miles a part. As the years rolled on, I began to train my mind so I could truly take a deep breath and learn how to relax and find peace. Finally, I was not acting like a German Shepherd on guard to fight to live or worry about all the “what if’s”.

Healing is not a sprint…. It is a marathon.