#1339 - a bit of morning pain
I woke up with an annoying headache.
It is a side effect of my neck pain, something I know too well because I suffer from it often. This morning's neck pain resulted from my lower back stiffness, which made me sleep in a weird position. A lower back stiffness that started yesterday with a seemingly harmless movement.
I share all this not as an advance apology for the possibly uninspired post I have yet to write. Not even to reveal that undoubtedly I'm getting old.
But to reflect on two things.
The first one is that, like the bones and muscles in our body, everything is connected. A seemingly harmless change somewhere can create a significant impact somewhere else.
Due to the complexity of the world we share, it is hard to predict where, when and how that effect will manifest. So, it's good to be mindful in whatever we do.
The second reflection is about the effect pain has on my behaviours. It closes me down on myself. Pain makes me very self-absorbed, and I become blind to the world and the people around me. It's probably a natural defence mechanism, so I can do nothing about it but do my best to take care of myself.