A loving letter to Pain and Dis-Ease
From Marta with love…
I don’t remember the last day I didn’t feel pain in my body.
I wish I had.
It must have been a normal, yet beautiful day, that I’ve forgotten to celebrate.
Dear Pain,
You are here for a reason.
You are here to show me something very important.
To teach me a lesson I haven’t yet managed to learn.
To remind me that I can’t push myself and storm through my life.
To remind me that I need to care for and love each and every single part of me.
To remind me that I need to BE more and DO less.
To prove to me that I am worthy. Always.
Even when I am not bringing results or taking actions.
Dear Dis-ease,
You have a name. Fibromyalgia.
And a last name, too. Chronic Disorder.
Doesn’t it sound exotic?
One day I have decided to try you on to feel how you fit me.
You felt so heavy.
Wearing you dims my light.
So, I’ve consciously decided to take you off and place you right next to me.
I am not You and You are not Me.
Right now you’re my companion.
You’re taking each step with me, making sure I don’t strain.
You can be quite vengeful if I do.
Let us be more friendly, shall we?
I trust that when I’ve completed my lesson, we’ll part our ways.
And I will continue my journey in ease.