The Enchanter's Theorem

Back is still crunchy today and putting Tiger Balm on by yourself when you can't reach all the bits is annoying. But it's helping where I could reach and that's all that matters. Stretching is managing the rest.

And I am reminded, both by Kobe's example and my own experience, the one thing that is true (for me) about pain.

I can't let it stop me.

It's funny. When I'm in pain, if I stop, it gets worse. Muscle pain especially. But if I get up and start moving, even if it's slow, even if it motherfucking hurts, if I just implacably and carefully move forward and stretch and take the right meds and vitamins and just get moving...

It gets better.

And afterwards, I'm stronger.

James would say/quote that pain is just weakness leaving the body. He'd be right. It's words that I've only had one phrase for my whole life, which I amusingly enough got from Atlast Shrugged, make of that what you will. Pain is no reason for stopping. Reardon thinks it after a day of back breaking work. And keeps moving forward.

Note, I'm not talking about broken bone/bleeding on the floor pain. For that shit, best to finish healing before you get up. But when the bone is set? The wound healed?

Time to get up.

Most of you know that my husband is a die hard Laker fan. And more then once, I have watched Kobe play through some of the most eye opening injuries like they weren't even there. Afterwards, he treats the hell out of them. Physical therapy. Everything to get better and stronger. I've seen other athletes and injury/accident folks come back from things that they were told they could not come back from.

*I* came back from an injury they said I wouldn't come back from.

Which is just a long way of saying: you never know what you are truly capable of.

Don't short change yourself.

You are mighty.

You are heroes.

Now let's get moving, shall we?