I’ve been experiencing unpleasant shoulder and jaw pain. I
can’t seem to get my body to act its age. No matter what I do, my body feels
tight and tense. A technique I’ve been using to stretch out is yoga.
Yoga is not my forte. I’m not great at breathing and my
body’s flexibility is lacking. I don’t really have great core strength. To me,
yoga is hard but dealing with my pain has led me back to trying yoga.
When I first tried a yoga video on YouTube, I could feel my
body resisting me. My body would cramp and shake. Following my breath to do
movements seemed impossible. I felt like I was begging the yoga instructor to
get to the next pose. It was a struggle, but I knew it was good for me.
I finally decided to cut myself some slack. It was okay that
I wasn’t very good at yoga, but with time, I could become better. I reminded
myself that there is healing in the pain. Though stretching out doesn’t feel
relaxing, it is good for my body to become uncomfortable to become
comfortable. There is a proverb I’ve heard: “Blessed are the flexible for they
shall not be bent out of shape.” My body is all sorts of bent out of shape, but
the more I stretch it, the more flexible it will become.
Our society is going through pain. A lot of tragedies are
occurring, and there is division. People are taking sides instead of stretching
and growing the way they think. What looks like chaos could just be healing
pains.
Healing is not a simple task. It takes time. People think of
healing as something good but healing only happens because something is broken.
Of course, it is going to hurt. Even scratches itch when they’re healing.
Discomfort comes from getting better. Some people are going to feel the healing
pains more than others. Some people’s wounds run deeper and continue to be
reopened. We need to address issues the best we can to continue the healing
process.
I don’t like to argue or debate. I also don’t like people
shoving their ideas in my face like “Aha! Now you should be convinced that I am
right.” I just want there to be peace. I want there to be healing. It may feel
uncomfortable but change needs to happen. I don’t hold all the answers for how.
I do know that the world has a lot of healing to do, and it won’t be painless.
