Back Pain, ugh, what is it good for, ugh,

[Say the words to the 1970's tune from the band "War", I think? Never was good at music names and bands]

So, they now have a study that has found the issues related to the degeneration of tissue around the bones of the spine, is a disease and therefore could be a treatable condition. That would be nice indeed!

Next, I posted a note earlier about the brain-gut connection. Think about this, how many times have you wondered if stress was the reason that your body ached. It's not depression, just getting caught up in the thought storm, of wondering why you ache, makes you ache.

Consider this, imagine sitting on a bank of a river, watching your mind's thoughts going by. [Yes, you are trying to meditate, keep quiet and listen] As you see the thoughts go by, try not to buy into the talk, that the brain is presenting you with. Forget about feeling guilt,anger, sad, or any other emotional baggage that makes you interject a label on your actions or inaction depending. As you sit on the bank, your mind may give you a second that there are no thought's, you see stuff going by, but it does not relate to you, your not judging yourself, just watching.

Within those small glimpses, when you truly are able to detach from the physical hurt that affects you and can step away and look at the hurt, away from your body, you get a second without pain. Watch how that feels, in a moment you take the pain back, or decide to push it away and watch it more. Guess what, 2 seconds feels better, and when your body does not fight you. Keep extending those seconds until you have time that you can step into and you hurt no more for a period of time. When you leave the place, make a mindful effort to bring this peace, with you into the future and your daily activities and if needed, you do have permission to return to this place at any time, and wash away the pain, for a period of time and take that peace with you again.

Yes - It works, I started using this technique 25 years ago. I did not have a label for it, but just did it. Eventually I allowed my mind to intuit how to positively affect this issue with my back.

Today, back pain is a daily reminder that I am alive and that I need to be very careful, that I am not foolish about lifting anything, pushing. I am super-vigilant about little kids. I have had them run into me, they have knocked me over but the visual I had, resulted in my locking my back in a spasm, trying not to hurt myself and in the end. It took 3 weeks to loosen the muscles.

I read medical journals and published studies from around the world. That is where I get the most up-to-date, from peer reviewed sources. So for those of you that fall into this category, please follow me and find those sources.

Please stay away from Forums as they normally fall into a Delusional Optimistic issue or they just share crap and what drug will fix you up. All three are a problem and they don't help you. You never need to compare yourself with someone else.

Cheers - David