“The story is meant
to take the spirit into a descent
to find something that is lost or missing
and to bring it back to consciousness again.
It’s supposed to travel inside of your body,
touch you on a deep level and heal your inner wounds.”
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
By disregarding the warning that came with the pair of incredibly supportive new shoes, I managed to inflame the fascia on my already hurting legs. It is now mid-November and I am still pathetically limping, still dealing with a very weak left leg and still dealing with extreme frustration. What did I learn? That to listen to your body is one of those Hear me now, listen to me tomorrow but believe me yesterday situations.
Something tells me this pain is trauma that has been stored there my entire life and now it is ready to be released. Processing the discomfort in this way actually adds a big hit of grateful to the misery mix. When I stay conscious about healing there is some relief. No one said it would be pain free, in fact I’m pretty sure a wise old woman once said, This is going to hurt like hell
The worst summer of my life turned into an amazing Autumn full of lessons. Although I am still in pain, I am also feeling some comfort. I learned to listen to my daughter. I learned to follow warnings that arrive with incredibly supportive new shoes. I learned to listen to my body, and to believe it yesterday.
If you watch closely you can catch a slight hitch in my get along in the Friday Arts segment filmed in August.
A serious shout out to Producer, Karen Smyles and her Emmy Award winning team.
Also to Michael Kelly Cataldi from Dino’s Backstage and Celebrity Room – you are the tops!