We always have strength.

I recently went through a healing crisis after trying acupuncture for the first time. For those of you who don’t know what a healing crisis is, like me last week, it is the worsening of symptoms or a cleansing reaction after a new alternative medicine treatment. I became very ill for three days with vomiting, headaches, fatigue, chills, weak muscles and other flu-like symptoms. My initial reaction was of course paranoia and concern, considering the current pandemic we’re all living through. Upon discovering it was a productive and necessary balancing of my body, and just the initial stage to intense healing, my outlook transformed from misery to hope. While I still continued to have the same physical symptoms with only the added awareness my body was shedding toxins, my whole attitude changed. 

There are a lot of moments in life that may seem overwhelming, discouraging or dreadful. While not all of these moments have a benefit attached to the pain, all of these moments can be made less harsh with a positive outlook. There is never a time where a positive attitude doesn’t help. If hope or reasoning can’t be drawn from a tough time, strength can. Pride and confidence gathered from the ability to get through anything with the least amount of suffering possible. We may not have control over which hurdles are presented in our path, but we always have control over the way we see them and what tools we use to make the climb. 

With this dramatic lesson, I will run with the momentum of healing. While my body continues to recover and my health proves stronger, I vow to hold my mind on a pedestal. To never forget the greatness I can achieve, hurdles and all, when my attitude is on my side.