Something I have come across several times during my chronic pain journey is journaling.
There are many unique and personal ways to approach this.
Typing or writing, pencil or pen, notebook or loose papers, bullet-points or essays? (Or even using your voice- audio recordings, if you cannot type/write)
No matter your style, journaling done right can give you deep insights into your pain and the possible cause of it.
What luggage do you carry from your past and present? Are you aware of it and how deeply that can impact you and your wellbeing?
Writing what comes up, naturally, may bring very surprising results in your healing journey. You only need so little, a pen, paper, yourself, an intention and any time, any place.
After several attempts in the past decade, I did not seriously start this until last month.
It has been nothing but mind-blowing, things surfacing and resurfacing, trickling both into my dreams and waking life.
I feel in a way like sweeping the deck, changing the violin strings and arranging the deckchairs on the Titanic,
by doing this in a time of war, but since the only way out is IN, this work is sacred.
It is the road less travelled for a reason and you will find out when you start exploring your inner landscape.
They do say “The longest journey you will make is from your head to your heart” and that is a true story 🙂
I thought it would require my mind to listen and hear…and tried to force that…….but it is only through the heart that we can understand 💗
Realising you are more than a body and a mind is already an enormous liberating act and sets you free in many ways.
Now, let’s go and write, free ourselves from more self-imposed prisons.
Doors will close and more will open.
Best to remember that “There is no coming to consciousness without pain”(Jung) and be patient with ourselves on that journey within. 💗
Recommended books:
*The heart of the soul-Gary Zukav
*The mindbody prescription-John E. Sarno
With love 💗,
Silvia
The chronic pain challenge 