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Take Time To Heal

Uncategorized Jul 23, 2014

It takes time to heal, sometimes days, other times weeks, and in some cases years.  We don’t as a general rule, allow for this time.  Maybe it is because our lives are so fast-paced, or because we feel we can’t or maybe because we have been trained to expect immediate everything.  No matter why, the truth is, we have adopted a philosophy of healing which just doesn’t allow for time.

I can attest to the need for time.  About a month ago, I fell, tore my meniscus, maybe other ligaments too. Initially, I walked on it, was back at work the next morning, out with the family, driving the car…essentially acting like it was a little thing that would resolve its self quickly.  After a few days, and lots of swelling, I understood I had done more than twist it a little.

It took me about four weeks to relax into the awareness of just how much time it will take to heal my knee.  In that time, I went through lots of varying emotions from contentment, to pain, to fear (a big one), and with the encouragement of my chosen healers….Tricia Cole RN and Stacie Ford DC, I began to slowly just accept time.

See, I can’t rush healing…..no one can.  I can’t push harder to get past an injury if I want to be healthy for the long term.   I have to honor the process of the body, send love and encouragement to it, respect the work it is doing, and allow my body space within which to heal.  Something we rarely do.  Too often, our perceived responsibilities get preference ahead of rest, nutrition or therapy and unbeknownst to us, we then prolong the time it will take us to heal.

So, if you have been pushing through pain, fatigue, depression, frustration, or other limitations with a tough it out philosophy, it may be time to do a health reality check-in.  Maybe pushing through is the right path, (which in some cases it can be) but maybe, it is in fact hindering your progress and prolonging your pain.

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